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 2.99 12/1 7:00 Station Graphs

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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)	ice? cfs		12/1 7:00
CO	Eagle— 3. Dowd Chute	IV	ice? cfs		12/1 7:00

Station Description

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