Green
01. Flaming Gorge to Lodore (CO)
June 25, 2024
| Reporter | Russ Kemp |
| Gauge Reading | 911 cfs at GREEN RIVER NEAR GREENDALE, UT |
| Flow | Low Runnable |
FloatfromSpillwayLaunchRamptoGatesofLodore in5days(M-F).Flowssub1000andweatherinmid80's.Sectionfromendofthe CtoGatesofLodoreveryflatandrequiredalotofrowingbecauseofwinds.Unlikely, we'dfloatsectioninBrowns ParkNationalWildlifeRefugeagainwithraftsbecauseofveryflatwater,lessthanidealcamping(requiredtocampinestablished campgrounds), and quite a bit more bugs than in the ABC section. However we did not see any other boaters for those two days in Browns Park NWR.
ABC section beautiful and nice camping. Left run of Red Creek Rapid (III) was possible in 16ft rafts, but a lot of sleepers and boulders to dodge in lower part of the rapid.