The Colorado River

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長さ 1,450 マイルでコロラド川は、米国西部で最も長い川の 1 つです。 西部コロラド州で生まれ、この川は、7 つの州の以上 4000 万の西洋人の生活の中で重要な役割を果たしています。 川流域またがる 260,000 平方マイル、米国本土の約 8% を占めています。

コロラド州の主要な支流:

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 RiverSan 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: 50.9 ° F
  • Streamflow: 48.4 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.71 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Near Dotsero

  • Temperature: 66.38 ° F
  • Streamflow: 2060 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 3.48 ft
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USGS

Colorado River At Windy Gap, Near Granby

  • Temperature: 60.26 ° F
  • Streamflow: 117 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 3.65 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Below Glenwood Springs

  • Temperature: 60.26 ° F
  • Streamflow: 3400 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 5.03 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Near Kremmling

  • Temperature: 59.54 ° F
  • Streamflow: 1130 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 5.75 ft
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USGS

Colo River Below Grand Valley Div Nr Palisade

  • Temperature: 59.54 ° F
  • Streamflow: 2250 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.76 ft
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USGS

Colorado River At Catamount Bridge

  • Temperature: 63.5 ° F
  • Streamflow: 1310 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 6.65 ft
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USGS

Colorado River Near Colorado- Utah State Line

  • Temperature: 74.84 ° F
  • Streamflow: 4910 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.51 ft
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USGS