Gauge Description:

Recommended minimum flows are 200 cfs for canoes/kayaks/inflatables, 800 cfs for small rafts to 14 ft., 1000 cfs for large rafts to 18 ft. Flow information hotline 970.565.7562. River users can expect approximately 19 days with flows of 2000 cfs which is ideal for this section. In some years there are no boatable flows. Check with the Dolores Water Conservancy District for information on the timing of spring releases.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

DOLORES RIVER AT BEDROCK, CO

usgs-09169500

1000 - 3000 cfs

II-III+(IV)

04h15m

cfs

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
1000 -3000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-III+(IV)

Report - Reports of Dolores 03. Dove Creek Pump Station to Slickrock 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
	Dolores03. Dove Creek Pump Station to Slickrock [CO]	Lower Dolores River Canon	n/a	Nathan Fey
	Dolores [CO]	Dropping the final hole	1200 cfs	will reeves
> 10 years	Dolores [CO]	Snaggletooth Rapid	1230 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe