Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SLATE R AB BAXTER GL @HWY 135 NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO
usgs-385106106571000 500 - 2500 cfs V 00h54m ~ 254 cfs (too low)
Slate River gauge is a few miles downstream of the takeout, downstream of a number of different inflows.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
500 -2500 cfs barely runnable-high runnable V gauge is important or has warning Optimal flows: 700 - 2500. The gauge has moved downstream, possibly affecting the actual flows. Flow range based on 2013 Gunnison Flow Study

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