Tenmile Creek
01. Near Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir
| Difficulty | III-V |
| Length | 5.6 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 130 fpm |
| Gauge | Tenmile Creek Bl North Tenmile C, at Frisco, Co. |
| Flow Rate as of 1 hour | 52 cfsbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 19, 2009 |
River Description
See Banks & Eckardt, Colorado Rivers & Creeks II. They break it up into three short runs, with the first mile a Class-V section. Roadside access is available via I-70, but they caution against parking your car alongside the interstate at the uppermost putin. Getting towed kinda sux.
Lat/longitude coords of the putin and takeout are approximate, from TopoZone.
River Features
Put In
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportJonathan Hare
May 29, 2014
Several avalanche paths on the Northwest side of the Ten Mile Range ran this winter and brought significant woody debris into Ten Mile Creek. There is a strainer about halfway between Officers Gulch and Frisco. There is a 4 boat eddy above the strainer on the river left and a passage at 600 cfs. As the water level rises I imagine wood will continue to move around on this run until the end of the high water season.