Clear Creek Of The Arkansas
This is another typical class V Colorado run that doesn't have a long season. Look to run this at higher flows which typically happen during the snow melt seasons of April and May. This stretch has lots of technical sections with mini drops, rocks and wood hazards. You can scout good portions of this from the dirt road that parallels most of the run.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Clear Creek are between a bare minimum of cfs and a high of cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 07086500, the Clear Creek Above Clear Creek Reservoir
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Clear Creek of the Arkansas.
Run Stats
| Status | |
| Class Level | IV+ to V- |
| Elevation | 8,895 ft |
| Run Length | 2.5 Mi |
| Gradient | 180 FPM |
| Streamflow Discharge | -999 cfs |
| Gage Height | -1.2 ft |
| Air Temperature | 50° |
| River | Clear Creek |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Clear Creek Above Clear Creek Reservoir
USGS 07086500 |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Saguache Creek Near Saguache
USGS 08227000 |
43 cfs | 1.4 ft |
|
Wurtz Ditch Near Tenneessee Pass
USGS 09062500 |
-999 cfs | -4.1 ft |
|
East River Bl Cement Creek Nr Crested Butte
USGS 09112200 |
202 cfs | 1.6 ft |
|
Clear Creek Above Clear Creek Reservoir
USGS 07086500 |
-999 cfs | -1.2 ft |
|
Tomichi Creek At Gunnison
USGS 09119000 |
123 cfs | 1.5 ft |
|
Roaring Fork River Ab Difficult C Nr Aspen
USGS 09073300 |
21 cfs | 1.1 ft |
|
Cotton Creek Near Mineral Hot Springs
USGS 08226700 |
6 cfs | 3.0 ft |
|
Williams Fork Above Darling Creek
USGS 09035700 |
7 cfs | 6.7 ft |
|
Arkansas River At Granite
USGS 07086000 |
256 cfs | 2.8 ft |
|
Blue River Below Dillon
USGS 09050700 |
54 cfs | 0.8 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
fairplay 2.7 wnw, co
SNOTEL CO-PK-15 |
18.93" | -0.64" |
|
Wolf Creek Summit
SNOTEL 874 |
74" | -1" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
54" | -1" |
|
Lost Dog
SNOTEL 940 |
44" | -1" |
|
yampa 5.1 s, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-26 |
5.28" | -1.24" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
39" | -2" |
|
Grayback
SNOTEL 1058 |
12" | -1" |
|
Lynx Pass
SNOTEL 607 |
18" | -2" |
|
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 |
21" | -2" |
|
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 |
46" | 0" |
|
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 |
35" | -1" |
|
tabernash 2.7 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GR-68 |
2.18" | -0.74" |
|
frisco 0.5 n, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-4 |
2.52" | -1.29" |
|
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 |
19" | -1" |
|
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 |
13.77" | -0.87" |
|
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 |
20.25" | -0.79" |
|
gothic
SNOTEL GTHC2 |
38.7" | -0.41" |
|
Butte
SNOTEL 380 |
26" | 0" |
|
Zirkel
SNOTEL 1033 |
38" | -3" |
|
crested butte 6.2 n, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-18 |
33.42" | -1.14" |
|
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 |
56" | -4" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
31" | -1" |
|
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 |
61" | -2" |
|
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 |
34.33" | -0.77" |
|
Tower
SNOTEL 825 |
82" | -1" |
|
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 |
47" | 0" |
|
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 |
34" | -1" |
|
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 |
39" | -1" |
|
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 |
54" | -2" |
|
Upper Taylor
SNOTEL 1141 |
30" | -1" |
|
co st forest st park
SNOTEL CSFC2 |
1.41" | -1.46" |
|
Copper Mountain
SNOTEL 415 |
32" | -1" |
|
Rabbit Ears
SNOTEL 709 |
36" | -2" |
|
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 |
25" | -2" |
|
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 |
38" | -2" |
|
Moon Pass
SNOTEL 1124 |
20" | 0" |
|
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 |
38" | 1" |
|
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 |
28" | -1" |
|
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 |
46" | -1" |
|
Bear River
SNOTEL 1061 |
27" | 0" |
|
pitkin 1.1 sw, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-59 |
2.17" | -1.29" |
|
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938 |
28" | 0" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
53" | 0" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
46" | 0" |
|
Dry Lake
SNOTEL 457 |
26" | -3" |
|
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 |
44" | -1" |
|
Porphyry Creek
SNOTEL 701 |
35" | -2" |
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
25" | -1" |
|
Chapman Tunnel
SNOTEL 1101 |
32" | -1" |
|
Fool Creek
SNOTEL 1186 |
50" | -2" |
|
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059 |
9" | -2" |
|
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 |
36" | -2" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
25" | -2" |
|
Lily Pond
SNOTEL 580 |
28" | -2" |
|
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040 |
22" | -3" |
|
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 |
54" | -4" |
|
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 |
39" | -1" |
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
27" | -1" |
|
Nast Lake
SNOTEL 658 |
11" | -2" |
|
Upper San Juan
SNOTEL 840 |
60" | -1" |
|
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 |
19" | -2" |
|
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 |
33" | -1" |
|
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 |
1" | -1" |
|
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 |
40" | -2" |
|
Columbine
SNOTEL 408 |
39" | -2" |
|
Beaver Ck Village
SNOTEL 1041 |
18" | -1" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Lake | 19 | 8,743 ft | |||
| Cottonwood Lake | 24 | 9,586 ft | |||
| Middle Quartz | 7 | 10,230 ft | |||
| Quartz | 10 | 9,849 ft | |||
| Halfmoon | 7 | 10,294 ft | |||
| Mirror Lake - Almont | 10 | 11,007 ft | |||
| Elbert Creek | 17 | 10,095 ft | |||
| North Fork Reservoir | 9 | 11,459 ft | |||
| Mayqueen | 27 | 9,884 ft | |||
| Collegiate Peaks | 56 | 9,837 ft | |||
| Molly Brown | 49 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Belle of Colorado | 19 | 9,924 ft | |||
| Father Dyer | 26 | 9,953 ft | |||
| Tabor | 44 | 9,897 ft | |||
| White Star | 66 | 9,256 ft | |||
| Silver Dollar | 43 | 9,905 ft | |||
| Hornsilver | 7 | 8,843 ft | |||
| Cascade | 22 | 9,033 ft | |||
| Halfmoon West | 16 | 9,932 ft | |||
| Blodgett | 6 | 8,836 ft | |||
| Garfield | 8 | 9,912 ft | |||
| Halfmoon East | 6 | 9,923 ft | |||
| Matchless | 17 | 9,903 ft | |||
| Lakeview - Twin Lakes | 27 | 9,511 ft | |||
| Iron City | 15 | 9,928 ft | |||
| Gold Park | 11 | 9,246 ft | |||
| Monarch Park | 37 | 10,478 ft | |||
| Snowblind | 23 | 9,278 ft | |||
| Twin Peaks | 37 | 9,615 ft | |||
| Pitkin | 22 | 9,362 ft | |||
| Camp Hale Memorial | 21 | 9,318 ft | |||
| Dexter | 24 | 9,271 ft | |||
| Parry Peak | 26 | 9,430 ft | |||
| Baby Doe | 50 | 9,913 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area | 35" | 39° | 6.43" |
| Ski Cooper | 28" | 42° | 9.32" |
| Vail | 31" | 41° | 10.93" |
| Beaver Creek Resort | 22" | 53° | 9.58" |
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | 32" | 48° | 8.08" |
| Copper Mountain Resort | 32" | 48° | 8.08" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Ten Mile | 40.5cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Upper Gore Creek | 57.6cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Fractions | 233.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Browns Canyon (Fisherman's Bridge to Stone Bridge) | 233.0cfs | 13.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle) | 144.0cfs | 17.0 Mi | III- to III+ |
| Numbers | 233.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Lower Ten Mile | 40.5cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 40.5cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 15.0cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
| The Upper | 16.3cfs | 8.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Dowd Chute | 67.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 53.9cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
| Silverthorne Town Run | 36.5cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
| Salida Town Run (Stone Bridge to Salida WW Park) | 233.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | II to III |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 233.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| Upper Gore Creek | 57.6cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 233.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
| Upper Ten Mile | 40.5cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
| Lower (Bottom Four) | 16.3cfs | 1.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle) | 144.0cfs | 17.0 Mi | III- to III+ |
| Milk Run | 233.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 256.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |