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State Summary

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 Animas— 1. Silverton to Tacoma (Upper Animas) IV-V cfs   5/8 0:00
CO Animas— 2. Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard (Rockwood Box) IV-V 2,120 cfs   med 5/7 23:15
CO Animas— 3. Bakers Box V+ 2,120 cfs   high 5/7 23:15
CO Animas— 4. Bakers Bridge to Trimble Lane I-II
CO Animas— 5. Trimble Lane to 32nd Street Park I-II
CO Animas— 6. 32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs III 2,120 cfs   med 5/7 23:15
CO Animas— 7. Purple Cliffs to State line II-III 2,270 cfs   5/7 21:00
CO Anthracite Creek, Ruby Fork— Bridge to Erikson Springs Campground V+ -930 cfs   low 5/7 20:45
CO Arkansas— A. Leadville to Granite I-II 142 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Arkansas— B. Granite to Numbers Launch Site IV-V 1,100 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— C. Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch IV 1,100 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— D. Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista III 1,100 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— E. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge III 1,100 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— F. Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access III 1,100 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— G. Stone Bridge to Rincon (Salida Town) II-III 1,100 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— H. Rincon to Pinnacle Rock II-III 820 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— I. Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch III 820 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Arkansas— J. Parkdale Launch to Canon City III-IV 820 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO Bear Creek— Idledale to Morrison III-V 5/7 22:30
CO Big Thompson— 1. Lake Estes to Drake II-IV+(V+) 35.00   5/7 22:15
CO Big Thompson— 2. Drake to Canyon Mouth III-IV 33 cfs   low 5/8 0:30
CO Blue— 1. Blue River Camp Ground to FR 2400 III-IV 485 cfs   med 5/7 23:00
CO Blue— 2. Green Mountain Reservoir to Spring Creek Road III 587 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Boulder Creek— 1. Gun Shy to Jasper Creek V
CO Boulder Creek— 2. Mile Marker 32 to the Blue Bridge IV-V(V+) 40 cfs   low 5/8 0:15
CO Boulder Creek— 3. Blue Bridge to Eben G Fine Park IV 5/8 0:15
CO Boulder Creek— 4. Eben G Fine Park to CU Greenhouse II-III 40 cfs   low 5/8 0:15
CO Boulder Creek, North— Switzerland Park to Boulder Falls V+
CO Boulder Creek, South— 1. Rollinsville to Pinecliffe IV
CO Boulder Creek, South— 2. Pinecliffe to Gross Mountain Reservoir V+
CO Boulder Creek, South— 3. Gross Mountain Res to Eldorado State Park IV(V+) cfs  
CO Boulder Creek, South— 4. Eldorado Canyon V+
CO Buzzard Creek— 64.30 Rd to Collbran IV 670 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 1. Long Draw Reservoir to Big South Campground V+
CO Cache La Poudre— 2. Big South Campground to Tunnel Picnic Ground V
CO Cache La Poudre— 3. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge III-IV
CO Cache La Poudre— 4. Indian Meadows Bridge to Narrows Picnic Ground III-IV
CO Cache La Poudre— 5. Narrows Picninc Ground to Steven's Gulch Access IV-V+ 5/8 2:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 6. Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn III-IV 5/8 2:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 7. Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground III 5/8 2:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 8. Poudre Park Picnic Gound to below Pine View Falls IV 5/8 2:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 9a. just below Pineview Falls to Mile Marker 114.7 III-IV 5/8 2:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 9b. below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access II-III 5/8 0:30
CO Cache La Poudre, N. Fork— 1. Cherokee Park Rd (near Trails End) to Halligan Res. (upper) IV-V
CO Cache La Poudre, N. Fork— 2. Livermore Bridge to Main Stem (lower) II-III 7 cfs   5/7 21:00
CO Cache La Poudre, South Fork— Fish Creek Trailhead to Main fork IV-V
CO Canyon Creek— to Animas River V+
CO Castle Creek / Roaring Fork— Aspen Music School to Slaughterhouse Bridge IV+
CO Cebolla— Hwy 149 to Blue Mesa Reservoir II
CO Cimarron— 1. Big Cimarron Campground to Cimarron Rd. bridge V+ 49 cfs   low 5/8 0:15
CO Cimarron— 2. Cimarron to Gunnison River V 49 cfs   low 5/8 0:15
CO Clear Creek— 1. Loveland Ski Area to Silverplume IV(V+)
CO Clear Creek— 2. Silverplume to Georgetown V+ 60 cfs   5/8 0:00
CO Clear Creek— 3. Lawson to Idaho Springs III-IV 88 cfs   5/8 0:30
CO Clear Creek— 4. Kermit's to Green bay rock IV
CO Clear Creek— 5. Green Bay Rock (mile 262.9) to Rigor Mortis (mile 267.2) IV-V(V+) cfs   5/8 0:30
CO Clear Creek— 6. Rigor Mortis (mile 267.2) to Golden IV cfs   5/8 0:30
CO Clear Creek (of the Arkansas)— 1st Gorge to 3rd Gorge V
CO Clear Creek, West Fork— Coors Falls to Gunshot V 39 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Colorado— 01. Hot Sulphur Springs to Hwy 40 bridge IV 87 cfs   low 5/7 20:15
CO Colorado— 02. Gore Canyon IV-V 2,200 cfs   high 5/7 23:15
CO Colorado— 03. Pumphouse campground to Rancho Del Rio III 2,200 cfs   med 5/7 23:15
CO Colorado— 04. State Bridge to Burns II(III) 2,200 cfs   med 5/7 23:15
CO Colorado— 05. Burns to Dotsero II(III) 4,220 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Colorado— 06. Hanging Lake Exit 125 (I-70) to Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70) IV-V(V+) 4,220 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Colorado— 07. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70) III-IV 4,220 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Colorado— 08. Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park II+(III) 4,220 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Colorado— 12. Cameo Dam III 6,730 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Colorado— 15. Loma launch to Westwater launch II 15,300 cfs   med 5/8 0:45
CO Conejos— Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos II-IV
CO Cross Creek— Cross Creek V+ ft   5/7 22:00
CO Crystal— 0. Crystal Mill Falls to Crystal Gorge III-IV(V) 629 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Crystal— 1. road to Crystal to Beaver Lake V+ 629 cfs   high 5/8 0:00
CO Crystal— 2. Marble to Redstone III-IV 629 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Crystal— 3. Redstone to Penny Hot Springs V+ 629 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Crystal— 4. Penny Hot Springs to Avalanche Creek IV-V 629 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Crystal— 5. Avalanche Creek to B.R.B. Campground III 629 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Crystal, North Fork— to scree slope V+
CO Crystal, South Fork— Schofield Pass to Crystal V+ 2.54 ft   low 5/8 0:00
CO Daisy Creek— 40' Waterfall to confluence with Slate River V cfs   0/0 0:00
CO Dolores— 1. Rico to McPhee Reservoir II-III 436 cfs   5/8 0:45
CO Dolores— 2. Bradfield Launch (McPhee Reservoir) to Dove Creek Pump Station II-III(IV) 1,110 cfs   med 5/7 23:30  
CO Dolores— 3. Dove Creek Pump Station to Slickrock II-III+(IV) 1,110 cfs   med 5/7 23:30  
CO Dolores— 4. Slickrock to Bedrock II+(III) 1,110 cfs   med 5/7 23:30  
CO Dolores— 5. Bedrock to Gateway II+ 2,620 cfs   med 5/8 0:45  
CO Dolores— 6. Gateway to Colorado River (UT) II+(IV) 2,620 cfs   med 5/8 0:45  
CO Eagle— 1. Camp Hale to Red Cliff IV(V) 86 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Eagle— 2. Gilman Gorge IV-V(V+) 386 cfs   med 5/7 22:00
CO Eagle— 3. Dowd Chute IV 86 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Eagle— 4. Upper Eagle III 595 cfs   low 4/27 13:15
CO Eagle— 5. Lower Eagle II-III 1,110 cfs   med 5/7 23:00
CO East— Gothic Bridge to above Stupid Falls IV 1,280 cfs   med 5/8 0:15
CO Elk— 1. Box Canyon V
CO Elk— 2. Box Canyon Campground to Glen Eden Bridge III cfs   5/17 4:00
CO Elk— 3. Two miles above Mad Creek to Mad Creek I-II 4,230 cfs   5/7 23:15
CO Escalante Creek— Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin IV-V(V+)
CO Fish Creek— 1. Fish Creek Falls to Diversion Dam V 170 cfs   low 5/7 23:45
CO Fish Creek— 2. Diversion Dam to Safeway IV-V 170 cfs   low 5/7 23:45
CO Fraser— Tabernash to Granby III-IV 772 cfs   med 5/7 23:00
CO Fryingpan— 1. Upper IV-V 5/8 0:15
CO Fryingpan— 2. Taylor Creek to Basalt IV 328 cfs   5/8 0:15
CO Gore Creek— 1. Upper Upper Gore Creek IV-V 169 cfs   low 5/7 21:45
CO Gore Creek— 2. East Vail Exit (I-70) to Eagle River III-IV 169 cfs   low 5/7 21:45
CO Grape Creek— Bear Gulch to Canon City IV+
CO Green— 1- Lodore to Echo Park II-IV 809 cfs   med 5/7 21:30
CO Green— 2- Echo Park to Split Mountain (UT) II-IV 8,060 cfs   med 5/8 0:30
CO Grizzly Creek— 1 mile up trail to Grizzly Creek Rest Area IV-V
CO Gunnison— 1. Almont to Blue Mesa Reservoir II 2,400 cfs   5/8 0:15
CO Gunnison— 2. Crystal Dam to Chukar Trail (Black Canyon) IV-V 3,310 cfs   high 5/8 0:45
CO Gunnison— 3. Chukar to N. Fork (Gunnison Gorge) III 3,310 cfs   med 5/8 0:45
CO Gunnison, North Fork— Paonia Reservoir to below Somerset III 2,430 cfs   med 5/8 0:15
CO Henson Creek— Above Nellie Creek to half a mile from Lake City IV-V
CO Hermosa Creek— Hermosa Park 16 mi to Dutch Creek, 8 mi to US 550 IV-V
CO Homestake Creek— 1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River V 58 cfs   low 5/7 21:00
CO Jasper Creek— Class II to Boulder Creek V+
CO Joe Wright Creek— County Rd. 103 bridge to Big South Campground V
CO Kannah Creek— Kannah Creek Trailhead to Girl Scout Camp Bridge V 5/8 1:00
CO Kannah Creek— Rte. 50 to Rte. 141 (Gunnison River) III 5/8 1:00
CO Lake Creek— Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch V+ 5/7 23:00
CO Lake Fork Gunnison— Lake City Town Run III 415 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Lake Fork Gunnison— Redbridge: BLM campground below Gateview to Blue Mesa Reservoir IV-V 415 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Lake Fork Gunnison, Upper— above Sherman V+
CO Left Hand Creek— Intersection of 81rd and 94rd to Buckingham Park IV
CO Lime Creek— 1st Gorge V+
CO Lime Creek— 2nd Gorge V+
CO Mineral Creek, South— Above South Mineral Camp Ground V+
CO Navajo— Lower 25 miles to San Juan confluence I-II
CO Needle Creek— Hike and Huck V
CO North Fork of Slate— North Fork of Slate Drop V+ cfs   0/0 0:00
CO North Poudre Canal— CR 80 to Park Creek Res. III-IV ft    
CO Oh Be Joyful Creek— Ankle Breaker to Beaver Ponds V cfs   0/0 0:00
CO Piedra— 1. Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge II-IV 2,030 cfs   med 5/7 22:45
CO Piedra— 2. 1st Fork Bridge to Lower Piedra Campgound III-V 4 cfs   low 5/7 22:45  
CO Piedra— 3. Lower Piedra Campground to Navajo Reservation II-III
CO Piney— Piney Crossing to State Bridge V+ 378 cfs   5/7 23:45
CO Plateau Creek— Hwy 65 to I-70 III-IV
CO Purgatoire— US 350 to Highway 109 I-V 13 cfs   5/8 0:15
CO Rio Blanco— Highway 84 to San Juan River II-III
CO Rio Grande— Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede III-IV
CO Rio Grande— Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork II 193 cfs   11/3 13:00
CO Roaring Fork— 1. Weller Lake to Difficult Campground V+ 100 cfs   5/8 0:45
CO Roaring Fork— 2. Aspen to Upper Woody Creek Bridge IV-V 5/8 0:30
CO Roaring Fork— 3. Upper Woody Creek Bridge to Lower Woody Creek Bridge III 159 cfs   5/8 0:30
CO Roaring Fork— 4. Lower Woody Creek Bridge to Rte. 82 Bridge III 159 cfs   5/8 0:30
CO Roaring Fork— 5. Black Bridge to Veltus Park (Cemetery) II+(III) 2,490 cfs   med 5/8 0:45
CO Roaring Fork/fryingpan— Seven Castles to Basalt 7-11 III+ 328 cfs   5/8 0:15
CO Rock Creek— Shoe & Stocking Creek Trailhead to Bridge below Quarry V+ 1 cfs   low 5/7 23:45
CO Saint Vrain Creek, North— 1. Peak to Peak Hwy to Buttonrock Preserve V+
CO Saint Vrain Creek, North— 2. Buttonrock Preserve to CR 80 IV(V)
CO Saint Vrain Creek, North— 3. CR 80 to Lyons III
CO Saint Vrain Creek, South— 1. Ceran St. Vrain Trailhead to Confluence V+  
CO Saint Vrain Creek, South— 2. Confluence to 1 in 5 Rapid V+  
CO San Juan— Mesa Canyon II-III 1,680 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO San Juan— Pagosa Springs Town Run II-III 1,680 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO San Juan, East Fork— East Fork to 160 Bridge III-IV cfs   12/22 4:30
CO San Juan, West Fork— West Fork of San Juan IV-V
CO San Miguel— BB 36 Rd. to Green Truss Bridge III 511 cfs   low 5/8 0:05
CO San Miguel— Norwood Bridge to Green Truss Bridge III 511 cfs   low 5/8 0:05
CO San Miguel— Silverpick Rd. to Fall Creek Rd. III 511 cfs   low 5/8 0:05
CO Slate— Beaver Ponds to Oh Be Joyful Campground V cfs   0/0 0:00
CO South Platte— 1. Eleven Mile Reservoir to Lake George III-V(V+) 247 cfs   med 5/7 21:30
CO South Platte— 2. Lake George to Cheesman Reservoir (Wildcat Canyon) V+ 247 cfs   low 5/7 21:30
CO South Platte— 3. Cheeseman Reservoir to Deckers IV
CO South Platte— 4. Deckers to confluence with North Fork I-III
CO South Platte— 5. Confluence to Strontia Springs Reservoir III-IV 726 cfs   med 5/7 21:00
CO South Platte— 6. near Union Avenue III
CO South Platte— 7. Confluence of Cherry Creek and South Platte (near Speer Blvd) II-III 140 cfs   low 5/7 21:00
CO South Platte— 8. Brighton City Park to Fort Lupton I-II 140 cfs   5/7 21:00
CO South Platte, North Fork— 1. Bailey to Pine IV-V
CO South Platte, North Fork— 2. Buffalo Creek to South Platte III-IV
CO Sweetwater Creek— Pine Valley Ranch to Anderson Camp III-IV
CO Taylor— Taylor Park Reservoir to Almont II-IV 670 cfs   med 5/8 0:00
CO Tenmile Creek— Near Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir III-V 126 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Treasure Creek— Treasure Canyon V
CO Uncompahgre River— Ouray to KOA campground III-V+ 237 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Uncompahgre River— Rollins park to Ridgway Reservoir II-III 325.00   med 5/8 0:00
CO Uncompahgre River— Uncompahgre Gorge IV-V(V+)
CO Vallecito Creek— 1 mile above Vallecito Campground V+ 2.53 ft   high 5/8 0:45
CO White— North-South Fork confluence to Green River I-II 1,220 cfs   med 5/7 23:45
CO White, North Fork— Mirror Lake to South Fork III
CO White, South Fork— National Forest Campground to North Fork III-IV
CO Williams Fork— Horseshoe Campground to Williams Fork Reservoir II-IV 630 cfs   5/7 21:45
CO Willow Creek— National Forest Campground to Reservoir II
CO Wolf Creek— Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge IV+
CO Woods Creek— Reservoir to Confluence with West Fork Clear Creek V 39 cfs   low 5/8 0:00
CO Yampa— 1. Yampa river park to 12th street (Steamboat) III 1,580 cfs   5/7 21:15
CO Yampa— 2. 85 rd to Deer Lodge Park Rd IV(V) 8,640 cfs   med 5/8 0:45
CO Yampa— 3. Deerlodge Park to Split Mountain Campground II-III(IV) 8,640 cfs   med 5/8 0:45
CO Yule Creek— "Headwaters Run" V
CO Yule Creek— Bible Camp to Crystal River V+