4. Eben G Fine Park to CU Greenhouse (Town Run)Class II-III
3 Miles
Avg Gradient 52 fpm
Gauge Information
Boulder Creek
River DescriptionBoulder Creek through Boulder is probably one of the best urban whitewater streams in Colorado. There is a bike path that parallels the entire run, at times it can be difficult to focus on boating with all the eye candy that may be jogging/biking/roller blading down the path;-) Just upstream of the park is a permanent whitewater course that has "OK" play and a notoriously trashy ender hole called Widowmaker. As you head east from the park the rapids will gradually ease off from III to II. When you get to Broadway, make sure to take the right channel under the bridge, the left channel becomes intake for a ditch. In the right channel, directly under the bridge, there is an excellent surf wave. From this point on it will all be class II.To get there: There are a couple of different spots to put in, and several takeout options. At the put-in you can park in the last block of Arapaho Street, next to the park. Also, on Canyon Blvd there are a couple of large dirt pullouts that are a little closer to the course. Some of the most popular takeouts(e.g. parking lots next to the creek) are at the Public Library, Boulder High School, the Fish Aquarium, Scott Carpenter Park, the CU Greenhouse, and Jose Muldoon's.
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.
The various reaches of Boulder Creek,
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Last Updated: 2004-07-15 16:14:12
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| Low: | 150 - 300 cfs |
| Med: | 300 - 500 cfs |
| High: | 500 cfs and up |
Boulder Cr at North 75th St nr Boulder CO. [ CO ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | Boulder Creek— 1. Gun Shy to Jasper Creek | V | 70.00 | low | 7/25 12:15 | |
| CO | Boulder Creek— 2. Mile Marker 32 to the Blue Bridge | IV-V(V+) | 70 cfs | low | 7/25 12:15 | |
| CO | Boulder Creek— 3. Blue Bridge to Eben G Fine Park | IV | 70.00 | low | 7/25 12:15 | |
| CO | Boulder Creek— 4. Eben G Fine Park to CU Greenhouse | II-III | 70 cfs | low | 7/25 12:15 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 2902 |
| USGS Station: | 06730200 |
| HUC: | 10190005 |
| Latitude: | 40.0517 |
| Longitude: | -105.1783 |
| Class: | -1 |
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