Cache La Poudre - 06. Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn


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06. Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn (Upper Mishawaka)

Usual Difficulty III-IV (may vary with level)
Length 3.3 Miles
Avg. Gradient 64 fpm

Upper Mishawaka


Upper Mishawaka
Photo of Twin Pin Rapid at 3.5 feet by Brad Goettemoeller (www.allaboutrivers.com) @ 3.5 feet

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
- 300 - 2500 cfs III-IV cfs


River Description

Photo: Twin Pin Rapid at 3.5 feet, by Brad Goettemoeller, courtesy of and copyright by www.allaboutrivers.com.

Check out their description of this reach.

This is the most challenging stretch of water below the Narrows. Most of the rapids are of the III/IV variety and can be read on the run. The first rapid of consequence is Tunnel Rapid(IV). Here the river has forceful waves and hydraulics before the current slams into a large undercut wall on the left. Obviously, the rapid is located right next to a hwy tunnel. Shortly downstream there is an excellent squirt spot on river left, it's so good it's called the U.S.S.(Ultimate Squirt Spot). Directly up-river from the Mishawaka Inn is its eponymous rapid, Mishawaka Falls(IV). Mishiwaka in is overrun by Hippies and/or bikers in the summer. At times it is like a Phish concert and/or Hells Angels rally.

To get there: The put-in is at Steven's Gulch Access, a very nice improved picnic area/launch site with changing rooms. The take-out is at the Mishawaka Inn, here you can have a beer with greasy food while you enjoy the biker and/or hippy odors.

See Colorado Rivers and Creeks II, by Banks and Eckardt (The Bible), for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

See also,

Big South (Class V/VI),
Joe Wright Creek (Class V),
Spencer Heights (Class V/VI),
South Fork (Class IV/V),
White Mile Run/Upper Rustic (Class III),
Grandpa's Gorge/Lower Rustic (Class III/IV),
The Narrows (Class IV/V/V+),
Upper Mishawaka (Class III/IV),
Lower Mishiwaka (Class III),
Poudre Park (Class IV),
Bridges (Class III/IV),
Upper North Fork (Class IV/V),
Lower North Fork (Class II/III), and
Filter Plant (Class III).


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-09-05 10:33:06

Upper Mishawaka

Detail Trip Report Edit  Upper Mishawaka  Cache La Poudre, CO(17.40KB .jpeg)

Upper Mishawaka at low flow

Detail Trip Report Edit  Upper Mishawaka at low flow  Cache la Poudre, CO(883.25KB .jpeg)

Roadside whitewater

Detail Trip Report Edit  Roadside whitewater  Cache la Poudre, CO(53.99KB .jpeg)

Miles sinking @ USS @2.5'

Detail Trip Report Edit  Miles sinking @ USS @2.5'  Cache La Poudre, CO(1.43MB .wmv)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

http://www.dwr.state.co.us/SurfaceWater/data/detail_graph.aspx?ID=CLAFTCCO&MTYPE=DISCHRG

Low: 300 - 700 cfs
Med: 700 - 1300 cfs
High: 1300 cfs and up

For more complete info, go to the Source Gauge Page.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
- 300 - 2500 cfs III-IV cfs
Gauge is far downstream. Many weirs and dams intervene. Actual flow in this section will be far different.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
300 -2500 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV

Report - Reports of Cache La Poudre 06. Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn 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
Cache la Poudre [CO] Roadside whitewater n/a will reeves
Cache la Poudre [CO] Upper Mishawaka at low flow 1 ft will reeves
Cache La Poudre [CO] Upper Mishawaka 3.5 feet Matt Muir
19h10m @Stillaguamish, S. Fork 2 - Mallardy Creek to Verlot (Middle) [WA] South Fork Stillaguamish trip 7.05 ft Thomas O'Keefe
5d13h51m NF Feather River: Poe [CA] Bardees Bar 600.0 in/yr Dave Steindorf
10d02h10m Tohickon Creek [PA] fall 2009 n/a n/a
19d18h23m Account of 11/02/09 0.0 in/yr n/a
28d23h10m @Daugherty Run Co. Rd 3-12 to Cheat River [WV] Jason at a a ledge 0.0 in/24h Jeff Macklin
34d00h30m @Moose 3. Bottom: Fowlersville to Lyons Falls [NY] 4ft Bottom Moose Rocks through Crystal 0.00 ft Wayne Gman
37d18h05m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 10/15/09 0.00 ft n/a
37d21h16m Locust Fork: Powell Falls [AL] Locust at 3,500 cfs n/a n/a
38d15h03m @Rocky Fork Creek McCoppin Mill Rd (below Rocky Fk Lake Dam) to Paint Creek [OH] rocky fork - barretts mill @ 600 600.0 in/yr Ron Metzger
41d19h32m @Rocky Fork Creek McCoppin Mill Rd (below Rocky Fk Lake Dam) to Paint Creek [OH] Account of 10/11/09 n/a ed lowry
43d04h34m @Minnewawa Marlborough recycling center to Otter Brook [NH] Fall 2009 drawdown 0.00 ft Mark Lacroix
54d18h34m pa Account of 09/28/09 0.0 in/yr n/a
55d03h04m @Boone Creek KY 418 Bridge to Kentucky R. (6.3 miles) [KY] Account of 09/28/09 0.00 ft Sam Arnold IV
57d20h59m Colorado Colorado River - Gore Canyon 1300 cfs Nathan Fey
58d03h52m @Little Beaver Creek 2. State Park to Fredericktown [OH] Account of 09/25/09 0.00 ft n/a
59d00h26m Wave [GA] RR play hole 0.0 in/yr Georgia State University
60d04h27m @Etowah 1 - Upper, Above Hightower Road [GA] Account of 09/23/09 0.00 ft n/a

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