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CO Water Talk: 303-831-7135
Division 4, Station 6 (4*6*). Gunnison Below East Portal

The Black Canyon can be run as low as 400; however, a good level is around 700 and above. The river is still high quality at low flows, except for the 18 foot waterfall which requires a creative portage (rappelling, jumping, or scrableing) at flows less than 550 or so.
The season for this run is whenever it is free of ice, since the Crystal dam keeps the flow running at a fairly constant rate. The best time to hit the Black Canyon is usually late summer when most of the snow-melt rivers are spent for the year.

Gunnison River below Gunnison Tunnel CO. [ CO ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 2.49 558 10/15 8:45 Station Graphs

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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	Gunnison— 2. Crystal Dam to Chukar Trail (Black Canyon)	IV-V	558 cfs	med	10/15 8:45
CO	Gunnison— 3. Chukar to N. Fork (Gunnison Gorge)	III	558 cfs	med	10/15 8:45

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	4174
USGS Station:	09128000
HUC:	14020002
Latitude:	38.5292
Longitude:	-107.6483
Class:	5