Arkansas - 05. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge


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05. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge

Usual Difficulty III (may vary with level)
Length 6 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR NATHROP, CO.
usgs-07091200 600 - 3500 cfs III 37d00h33m cfs


River Description

This is a section that doesn't get too much attention. It it mostly II/III with a lowhead dam that is runnable halfway through the run.

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 Pinecreek (Class IV/V),
The Numbers (Class IV),
Fractions/ Frogrock/ Milkrun (Class III),
Buena Vista (Class III),
Browns Canyon (Class III),
Salida (Class III),
Rincon (Class III),
Pinnacle Rock (Class III),
Royal Gorge (Class III/IV).


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-02-12 18:13:40

Loop (SH)

Detail Trip Report Edit  Loop (SH)  Arkansas, CO(94.34KB .jpeg)

Buena Vista Play Hole (SH)

Detail Trip Report Edit  Buena Vista Play Hole (SH)  Arkansas, CO(87.16KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Low: 600 - 1,000 cfs
Med: 1,000 - 2,500 cfs
High: 2,500 cfs and up

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR NATHROP, CO.
usgs-07091200 600 - 3500 cfs III 37d00h33m cfs

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
600 -3500 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III

Report - Reports of Arkansas 05. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge and related gauges

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Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
4y151d03h17m Arkansas [CO] Loop (SH) n/a Stephen Hales

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Guidebooks



The Upper Arkansas River: Rapids, History and Nature Mile by Mile
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Western Whitewater
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Arkansas River Guide: Granite to Canon City
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