Vallecito Creek,

01. 1 mile above Vallecito CG

Class V+

1 Miles

Avg Gradient 245 fpm

Max Gradient 245 fpm

Vallecito

Vallecito
Photo of Gordon Dalton taken June, 1998

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Updated	Level
VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.	1.60 - 2.20 ft	00h44m	0.8 ft (rc= -1.3 )
VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.	1.60 - 2.20 ft

River Description

Aerial photos of the creek available through La Plata County Office of Emergency Management.

StreamTeam Status: Not Verified

Last Updated: 2009-04-19 12:47:13

Editors

Stream Team Editor

Dana Kopf

Durango, CO

Vallecito

Detail Trip Report Edit Vallecito Vallecito Creek, CO(17.84KB .jpeg)

Professor Fullmer and company

Detail Trip Report Edit Professor Fullmer and company Vallecito Creek, CO(126.79KB .jpeg)

Where time stands still

Detail Trip Report Edit Where time stands still Vallecito Creek, CO(135.75KB .jpeg)

Trash Can

Detail Trip Report Edit Trash Can Vallecito Creek, CO(94.30KB .jpeg)

Finish Line

Detail Trip Report Edit Finish Line Vallecito Creek, CO(116.23KB .jpeg)

Entrance Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit Entrance Falls Vallecito Creek, CO(110.55KB .jpeg)

Warm-up

Detail Trip Report Edit Warm-up Vallecito Creek, CO(144.88KB .jpeg)

Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

As quoted from Leland on BoaterTalk 6/18/01. I've run it twice - once at 2.2 and once at 2.0. It's ranging between the two right now, and it hasn't been below 1.8 since mid May. In fact, it has spent little time low enough to run (for mortals). At 2.2 it was pretty scary. At 2.0 I would say it is comparable in diffuculty to the Green at 100%. I wouldn't go above about 2.3, and then only with a strong group. Supposedly it's fun all the way down to 1.6. The run I did at 2.0 might have been one of the most fun runs I've ever done.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Updated

Level

VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.

usgs-09352900

1.60 - 2.20 ft

00h44m

0.8 ft (rc= -1.3 )

Range	Water Level	Comment
1.6000-2.2000	barely runnable-high runnable

Report - Reports of Vallecito Creek 01. 1 mile above Vallecito CG and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	Vallecito Creek [CO]	Professor Fullmer and company	n/a	Brian Adkins
5y177d21h29m	Vallecito Creek [CO]	Warm-up	1.9	Adam Griffin
> 10 years	Vallecito Creek [CO]	Vallecito	n/a	Gordon Dalton