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Eagle, CO

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3. Dowd Chute (Forest Service Visitor Center to Riverbend bus stop)

Class IV
1 Miles
Avg Gradient 70 fpm

Gauge Information

Eagle
low
28
8/21 20:00

Min Sug. Level:  250 cfs Max Sug. Level:  4000 cfs

River Description

shortie but goodie. the highwater of the 03 season shifted some rocks in the chute, changing it a bit, and also washed out the classic hole below the chute.
StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2004-06-07 21:20:34

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Gauge

Gauge Description:

the best gauge to check is the "dowd stick" gauge, a wood plank located at the top of the chute, just downstream of the confluence of the eagle and gore creek. pull-off highway 6 near the dowd junction I-70 interchange to peer down into the chute and to see the stick.

the difficulty of the chute varies with flow and roughly correlates to the following:

flow at avon (dowd stick reading) - class
? (< 2'-6") - III+
? (2'-6" to 4') - IV
? (4') - IV+
2000 (6') - IV++ (class V- skills)

Eagle River at Red Cliff CO. [ CO ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
2.95 28 8/21 20:00

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
CO Eagle— 1. Camp Hale to Red Cliff IV(V) 28 cfs   low 8/21 20:00
CO Eagle— 3. Dowd Chute IV 28 cfs   low 8/21 20:00

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:4140
USGS Station:09063000
HUC:14010003
Latitude:39.5083
Longitude:-106.3661
Class:4

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