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Class of the river gives an approximate difficulty. See the safety section of this website for more
information on rapids and ratings.
Level gives the most updated gauge tied to a river. See the notes and comments for how to
interpret the reading. Readings may be delayed, come from bad sources, or have other miscalculations.
Additional detail on a gauge can be ascertained by a simple click to the level. Metrics for a given level are:
CFS, Stage (ft), in/hr for rain, and r.c. meaning no direct flow, but 0.0-1.0 is boatable.
The astrix (*) indicates a comment on the flow, plus (+) indicates a good flow,
tilde (~) indicates that this is a stand-in for the real flow, or the flow is delayed, an explination mark (!)
indicates there is a warning associated with the flow.
Relative Level explains how low or high a reach is based on being above or below the
recommended range. This column is used when color is not visible or obvious (mobile phones, or color blind people).
The first letter is L,R, or H for Low, Runnable and High. The second number is 0-9 where 0 is bottom end
and 9 is top end. Therefore, "R0" is low, "R5" is medium, "R9" is upper high.
If you see a river that is "H0" and coming down, maybe it will run tomorrow. Sort the list
by r.c. to find rivers that are in the ideal range in your area.
Trend gives information on how quickly a level is rising or dropping using r1-r2/(t1-t2) using the last readings gathered.
Readings may be spaced hours apart and may miss local spikes. Be careful when using these.
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River Name/Section |
Class |
Level |
running? |
Updated |
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Animas
[CO]
|
II |
19 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
III |
19 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
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Animas
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
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|
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Animas
[CO]
|
IV-V |
62 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
IV-V |
62 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
V+ |
164 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
I-II |
164 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
I-II |
164 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
III |
164 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Animas
[CO]
|
II-III |
164 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Anthracite Creek, Ruby Fork
[CO]
|
V+ |
76 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
00h47m |
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
I-II |
24 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
II(III) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bear Creek
[CO]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big Thompson
[CO]
|
II-IV+(V+) |
8 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Big Thompson
[CO]
|
III-IV |
4 cfs
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Blue
[CO]
|
III-IV |
75 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h00m |
|
|
|
Blue
[CO]
|
III |
93 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Boulder Creek, North
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boulder Creek, South
[CO]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boulder Creek, South
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boulder Creek, South
[CO]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boulder Creek, South
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boulder Creek
[CO]
|
V |
10 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Boulder Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V(V+) |
10 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Boulder Creek
[CO]
|
IV |
10 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Boulder Creek
[CO]
|
II-III |
10 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Buzzard Creek
[CO]
|
IV |
33 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre, North Fork
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre, North Fork
[CO]
|
II-III |
6 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre, South Fork
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
V |
50 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
04h29m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
IV-V+ |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h29m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
III |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h29m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
IV |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h29m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
III-IV |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h29m |
|
|
|
Cache La Poudre
[CO]
|
II-III |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h29m |
|
|
|
Canyon Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Castle Creek / Roaring Fork
[CO]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cebolla
[CO]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cimarron
[CO]
|
V+ |
21 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Cimarron
[CO]
|
V |
21 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek Ark
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Creek, West Fork
[CO]
|
V |
17 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[CO]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
18 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[CO]
|
III-IV |
34 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[CO]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V(V+) |
52 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clear Creek
[CO]
|
IV |
52 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
IV |
115 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
04h14m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
IV-V |
393 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
III |
393 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h45m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
II(III) |
412 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h17m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
II(III) |
935 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
IV-V(V+) |
935 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
III-IV |
935 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
II+(III) |
935 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
III |
1630 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Colorado
[CO]
|
II |
3160 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Conejos
[CO]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cross Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crystal, North Fork
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crystal, South Fork
[CO]
|
V+ |
62 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Crystal
[CO]
|
III-IV(V) |
62 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Crystal
[CO]
|
V+ |
62 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Crystal
[CO]
|
III-IV |
62 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Crystal
[CO]
|
V+ |
62 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Crystal
[CO]
|
IV-V |
62 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Crystal
[CO]
|
III |
62 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Daisy Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dolores
[CO]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dolores
[CO]
|
II-III(IV) |
36 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Dolores
[CO]
|
II-III+(IV) |
36 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Dolores
[CO]
|
II+(III) |
36 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Dolores
[CO]
|
II+ |
138 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Dolores
[CO]
|
II+(IV) |
138 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Eagle
[CO]
|
IV(V) |
14 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Eagle
[CO]
|
IV-V(V+) |
31 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Eagle
[CO]
|
IV |
14 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Eagle
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eagle
[CO]
|
II-III |
243 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h00m |
|
|
|
East
[CO]
|
IV |
88 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Elk Creek (Animas trib.)
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elk River
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elk River
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elk River
[CO]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Escalante Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fish Creek
[CO]
|
V |
13 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Fish Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V |
13 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Fraser
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fryingpan
[CO]
|
IV-V |
74 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Fryingpan
[CO]
|
IV |
74 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Gore Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V |
19 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
03h59m |
|
|
|
Gore Creek
[CO]
|
III-IV |
19 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
03h59m |
|
|
|
Grape Creek
[CO]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green
[CO]
|
II-IV |
2490 cfs
|
R4- Runnable
|
03h29m |
|
|
|
Green
[CO]
|
II-IV |
2570 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Grizzly Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gunnison, North Fork
[CO]
|
III |
76 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Gunnison
[CO]
|
II |
327 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Gunnison
[CO]
|
IV-V |
512 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Gunnison
[CO]
|
III |
512 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Henson Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hermosa Creek
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Homestake Creek
[CO]
|
V |
7 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
03h59m |
|
|
|
Jasper Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joe Wright Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kannah Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kannah Creek
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lake Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lake Fork Gunnison, Upper
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lake Fork Gunnison
[CO]
|
III |
76 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Lake Fork Gunnison
[CO]
|
IV-V |
76 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Left Hand Creek
[CO]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral Creek, South
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Navajo
[CO]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Needle Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Poudre Canal
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oh Be Joyful Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Piedra
[CO]
|
II-IV |
71 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Piedra
[CO]
|
III-V |
71 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Piedra
[CO]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Piney
[CO]
|
V+ |
19 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Plateau Creek
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purgatoire
[CO]
|
I-V |
27 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Rio Blanco
[CO]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rio Grande
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rio Grande
[CO]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roaring Fork/fryingpan
[CO]
|
III+ |
74 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Roaring Fork
[CO]
|
V+ |
11 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Roaring Fork
[CO]
|
IV-V |
30 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Roaring Fork
[CO]
|
III |
30 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Roaring Fork
[CO]
|
III |
30 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Roaring Fork
[CO]
|
II+(III) |
697 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
04h14m |
|
|
|
Rock Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
0 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Saint Vrain Creek, North
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint Vrain Creek, North
[CO]
|
IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint Vrain Creek, North
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint Vrain Creek, South
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint Vrain Creek, South
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Juan, East Fork
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Juan, West Fork
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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San Juan
[CO]
|
II-III |
59 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
San Juan
[CO]
|
II-III |
59 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
San Miguel
[CO]
|
III |
77 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
00h54m |
|
|
|
San Miguel
[CO]
|
III |
77 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h54m |
|
|
|
San Miguel
[CO]
|
III |
77 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h54m |
|
|
|
Slate, North Fork
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slate
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake River
[CO]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte, North Fork
[CO]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte, North Fork
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
III-V(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
III-IV |
105 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h17m |
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
II-III |
138 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
South Platte
[CO]
|
I-II |
138 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Sweetwater Creek
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taylor
[CO]
|
II-IV |
168 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Tenmile Creek
[CO]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasure Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uncompahgre River
[CO]
|
III-V+ |
34 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Uncompahgre River
[CO]
|
II-III |
64 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Uncompahgre River
[CO]
|
IV-V(V+) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vallecito Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
0.76 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
White, North Fork
[CO]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
White, South Fork
[CO]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
[CO]
|
I-II |
418 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Williams Fork
[CO]
|
II-IV |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h45m |
|
|
|
Willow Creek
[CO]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wolf Creek
[CO]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Woods Creek
[CO]
|
V |
17 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Yampa
[CO]
|
III |
169 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Yampa
[CO]
|
IV(V) |
510 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
04h59m |
|
|
|
Yampa
[CO]
|
II-III(IV) |
510 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
04h59m |
|
|
|
Yule Creek
[CO]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yule Creek
[CO]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|