Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
ARKANSAS RIVER AT PARKDALE, CO.
usgs-07094500 300 - 5000 cfs II-III 00h47m 750 cfs (running)
gauge class Low to low-moderate flow.
Gauge (2459 sq.mi.drainage) lies 20 miles downstream of take-out of this 28 miles of river, so may vary from actual flow here.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
300 - 600 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning Very low to low-boatable.
600 -1200 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning Low to low-moderate flow.
1200 -2700 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning Low-moderate to high-moderate flows.
2700 -5000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning High-moderate to high flows.

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