East River Valley

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The East River, at 38.3 miles, flows south from Emerald Lake above Gothic. At Almont, the East joins with the Taylor to form the Gunnison River. There are four separate runs in the East River drainage area. “The Quadruple Crown: Because of the short length and proximity of the Crested Butte creeks all 4 of them can be run in the same day. The East River is the best to start out with; it has the largest flow and the least gradient of the four. Next in line is Daisy Creek. Just continue downstream after Daisy to the confluence with the Slate River; there will be about 1/2 mile of slack water until the first rapid. The takeout for the Slate River is the same as Oh Be Joyful Creek so just walk or drive up to the OBJ put-in from there.” American Whitewater.org
 

Daisy Creek- East River American Whitewater.org Upper Daisy- East River American Whitewater.org Daisy Creek- Big Woody Falls American Whitewater.org Daisy Creek- Big Woody Falls American Whitewater.org Daisy Creek- Big Woody Falls American Whitewater.org Daisy Creek- Big Woody Falls American Whitewater.org North Fork Slate River- Wicked Wanda American Whitewater.org North Fork Slate River- Wicked Wanda American Whitewater.org North Fork Slate River- Small Drops American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Top Avalanche Falls American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Avalanche Falls American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Avalanche Falls American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Ankle Breaker Falls American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Big Boofin American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Entrance Waterfall 1 American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Heart Attack Falls American Whitewater.org Oh Be Joyful- Campground- Slate River American Whitewater.org East River- Huge Experience- Sam Fulbright American Whitewater.org East River- Huge Experience Todd Baker American Whitewater.org East River- Stupid Falls American Whitewater.org East River- Midget Wrestler American Whitewater.org East River- Ledges American Whitewater.org East River- Take Out American Whitewater.org  
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East River:   Gothic Bridge to above Stupid Falls (Upper East): Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: Length: miles Put-in: Gothic Bridge American Whitewater.org
Slate River:   North Fork of Slate Drop: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: V+ Length: 0.25 miles Put-in: above confluence of Daisy Creek and North Fork of the Slate. American Whitewater.org	Beaver Ponds to Oh Be Joyful CG: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: Length: miles Put-in: American Whitewater.org
Oh Be Joyful Creek: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: V Length: 1 mile Put-in: Oh Be Joyful Creek American Whitewater.org
East River below Cement Creek Nr Crested Butte, CO Streamflow: 790 ft³/s Gage height: 2.79 ft USGS	East River at Almont CO Temperature: 36.5 ° F Streamflow: 818 ft³/s Gage height: 4.25 ft USGS