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 |
| 2.87 |
16 |
10/14 0:00 |
Station Graphs
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Linked Reaches
Search Results
| 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.
Station Description
| AW Gauge ID: | 4140 |
| USGS Station: | 09063000 |
| HUC: | 14010003 |
| Latitude: | 39.5083 |
| Longitude: | -106.3661 |
| Class: | 4 |
