The Colorado River

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Der Colorado River auf 2320 km Länge ist eine der längsten Flüsse in den westlichen Vereinigten Staaten. In den Westlichen Colorado geboren, dieser Fluss spielt eine wichtige Rolle im Leben von über 40 Millionen Menschen des Westens in sieben Staaten. Das Einzugsgebiet erstreckt sich über 260.000 Quadratkilometer, etwa 8% der kontinentalen Vereinigten Staaten.

Wichtigsten Nebenflüsse des Colorado:

Frazier River
Muddy Creek
Blue River– Snake River, Tenmile Creek
Eagle River- Gore Creek
Roaring Fork River– Fryingpan River, Crystal River
Gunnison River– East River (Slate Creek), Taylor River, Uncompahgre River
Dolores River– San Miguel River
Green River- Yampa River (Elk River, White River)
San Juan River- Navajo River, Piedra River, Animas River,
 

 
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Colorado River Section: Utah

Hot Sulphur Springs to Hwy 40 bridge (Byers Canyon):

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: IV
Length: 3 miles
Put-in: Hot Sulphur Springs
American Whitewater.org

Gore Canyon:

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: IV-V
Length: 4.5 miles
Put-in: Kremmling
American Whitewater.org
Pumphouse Campground to State Bridge (Pumphouse):

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: III
Length: 11.6 miles
Put-in: Pumphouse Campground
American Whitewater.org
State Bridge to Burns:

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: II
Length: 35 miles
Put-in: State Bridge
American Whitewater.org

Burns to Dotsero (Burns Canyon):

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: II
Length: 35 *American Whitewater lists the distance and class for State Bridge to Burns as Burns to Dotsero.
Put-in: Burns
American Whitewater.org

 Hanging Lake to Shoshone Power Plant:

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: IV-V
Length: 3.8 miles
Put-in: Hanging Lake Exit 125
American Whitewater.org
Shoshone Power Plant to Grizzly Creek:
Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: III-IV
Length: 2 miles
Put-in: Shoshone Power Plant,
Exit 125
American Whitewater.org
Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park:

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: II
Length: 6 miles
Put-in: Grizzly Creek
American Whitewater.org

Two Rivers Park to South Canyon:
Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: II
Length: 6 miles
Put-in: Grizzly Creek
American Whitewater.org
South Canyon to New Castle:
Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I
Length: 9.4 miles
Put-in: Two Rivers Park
American Whitewater.org
New Castle to Cameo:
Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I
Length: na
Put-in: New Castle
American Whitewater.org 		Big Sur:
Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: III
Length: 0.1 miles
Put-in: Cameo
“Big Sur on the Colorado is a unique feature that occurs when flows reach 20,000cfs. High flows are provided by coordinated reservoir operations upstream, and are intended to support endangered fish in the Grand Valley. ”
American Whitewater.org
Grand Junction Town (Palisade to
Loma Launch:

Season: Spring-Summer
Day-Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I
Length: 30.56 miles.
Put-in: Palisade
American Whitewater.org

 

Colorado River Section: Utah

Colorado River, Loma launch to Westwater launch (Ruby to Horsetheif):
Season: Spring- Summer
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: II
Length: 25 miles
Put-in: Loma Launch
American Whitewater.org


Westwater launch to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon):
Season: Spring- Summer
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I-IV
Length: 17 miles
Put-in: Westwater
American Whitewater.org
Cisco (Rose Ranch) to Moab:
Season: Spring- Summer
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I-III
Length: 47 miles
Put-in: Rose Ranch
American Whitewater.org		 Confluence with Green River to Lake Powell:
Season: Spring- Summer
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I-IV
Length: 112 miles
Put-in: Confluence of the GreenAmerican Whitewater.org

Colorado River Below Baker Gulch Nr Grand Lake

  • Temperature: 48.38 ° F
  • Streamflow: 43.0 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.66 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Near Dotsero

  • Temperature: 64.4 ° F
  • Streamflow: 2070 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 3.49 ft
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USGS

Colorado River At Windy Gap, Near Granby

  • Temperature: 56.12 ° F
  • Streamflow: 119 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 3.66 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Below Glenwood Springs

  • Temperature: 56.12 ° F
  • Streamflow: 3380 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 5.02 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Near Kremmling

  • Temperature: 57.2 ° F
  • Streamflow: 1140 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 5.78 ft
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USGS

Colo River Below Grand Valley Div Nr Palisade

  • Temperature: 57.2 ° F
  • Streamflow: 2190 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.73 ft
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USGS

Colorado River At Catamount Bridge

  • Temperature: 61.52 ° F
  • Streamflow: 1230 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 6.53 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Near Colorado- Utah State Line

  • Temperature: 73.76 ° F
  • Streamflow: 4870 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.49 ft
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USGS