Dowd Chute
The after work special for Eagle County boaters, Dowd Chute serves up sweet class IV play in a neat little 1 mile package. At lower flows Dowd has great eddy hoping down through, with a mini-pool drop feel. As level rise it becomes continuous waves and holes. Combine it with the Upper Eagle and take out at Avon, or run laps from RiverBend bus stop to the USFS access just south of I-70 towards Minturn. Dowd can also be accessed from Gore Creek from Intermountain or above through Vail. When coming from Vail lookout for the railroad bridge which is water level at higher flows.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Eagle River are between a bare minimum of 300cfs and a high of 6,000cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 09064600, the Eagle River Near Minturn
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Dowd Chute.
Run Stats
| Status | Too Low |
| Class Level | III+ to IV+ |
| Elevation | 8,095 ft |
| Run Length | 1.0 Mi |
| Streamflow Discharge | 53 cfs |
| Gage Height | 3.1 ft |
| Air Temperature | 54° |
| River | Eagle River |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Eagle River Near Minturn
USGS 09064600 |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Black Gore Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066000 |
4 cfs | 2.7 ft |
|
Missouri Creek Near Gold Park
USGS 09063900 |
2 cfs | 1.4 ft |
|
Wurtz Ditch Near Tenneessee Pass
USGS 09062500 |
-999 cfs | -0.6 ft |
|
Keystone Gulch Near Dillon
USGS 09047700 |
2 cfs | 2.0 ft |
|
Williams Fork Above Darling Creek
USGS 09035700 |
14 cfs | 4.7 ft |
|
Yampa River Above Stagecoach Reservoir
USGS 09237450 |
33 cfs | 3.2 ft |
|
Joe Wright Creek Above Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746095 |
1 cfs | 4.1 ft |
|
Blue River At Blue River
USGS 09046490 |
4 cfs | 0.4 ft |
|
Fish Cr At Upper Sta Nr Steamboat Springs
USGS 09238900 |
21 cfs | 0.3 ft |
|
Lake Creek Near Edwards
USGS 09067200 |
8 cfs | 0.3 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
32" | 0" |
|
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040 |
30" | 1" |
|
steamboat springs 0.7 ese, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-53 |
24.45" | 0.85" |
|
Zirkel
SNOTEL 1033 |
55" | 0" |
|
Porphyry Creek
SNOTEL 701 |
43" | 6" |
|
Butte
SNOTEL 380 |
37" | 2" |
|
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 |
19" | 5" |
|
Nast Lake
SNOTEL 658 |
25" | 1" |
|
vail 2.6 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-19 |
23.25" | 0.75" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
37" | 3" |
|
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 |
19.16" | 1" |
|
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 |
48" | 2" |
|
Columbine
SNOTEL 408 |
49" | 0" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
28" | 3" |
|
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 |
30" | 1" |
|
silverthorne 21 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-35 |
15.49" | 0.11" |
|
yampa 5.1 s, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-26 |
16.69" | 0.24" |
|
Old Battle
SNOTEL 673 |
67" | -1" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
35" | 3" |
|
pitkin 1.1 sw, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-59 |
21.85" | -0.25" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
54" | 1" |
|
Lynx Pass
SNOTEL 607 |
23" | 1" |
|
cimarron 8nw ham
SNOTEL CKDC2 |
1.28" | -0.02" |
|
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 |
11" | 5" |
|
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 |
25" | 1" |
|
Roach
SNOTEL 718 |
45" | 5" |
|
Brooklyn Lake
SNOTEL 367 |
49" | -1" |
|
Moon Pass
SNOTEL 1124 |
7" | 3" |
|
frisco 0.5 n, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-4 |
18.46" | 0.28" |
|
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059 |
9" | 3" |
|
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 |
25.47" | 0.25" |
|
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 |
38" | 0" |
|
Bear River
SNOTEL 1061 |
20" | 0" |
|
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 |
41" | 0" |
|
gothic
SNOTEL GTHC2 |
41.05" | -0.13" |
|
crested butte 6.2 n, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-18 |
45.15" | -0.23" |
|
Copper Mountain
SNOTEL 415 |
36" | 0" |
|
nathrop 1.9 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-CF-54 |
0.2" | 0" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
43" | 2" |
|
bonanza 6.6 s, co
SNOTEL CO-SA-61 |
0.1" | -0.23" |
|
basalt 5.8 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-6 |
14.54" | 0.06" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
41" | 4" |
|
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 |
26" | 1" |
|
Blackhall Mtn
SNOTEL 1119 |
69" | 0" |
|
Dry Lake
SNOTEL 457 |
46" | 1" |
|
south platte river
SNOTEL ANTC2 |
0.21" | 0" |
|
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 |
39" | 3" |
|
gunnison 3wsw
SNOTEL GUXC2 |
1.28" | -0.02" |
|
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 |
38" | 2" |
|
buena vista,co
SNOTEL BNVC2 |
0.91" | 0" |
|
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 |
25.87" | 0.89" |
|
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 |
44" | 4" |
|
wolcott 2.3 n, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-8 |
17.47" | -0.14" |
|
Webber Springs
SNOTEL 852 |
52" | 0" |
|
fairplay 2.7 wnw, co
SNOTEL CO-PK-15 |
7.63" | 0.95" |
|
Elk River
SNOTEL 467 |
44" | 1" |
|
dillon,co
SNOTEL DLLC2 |
12.5" | 0.36" |
|
Schofield Pass
SNOTEL 737 |
77" | 3" |
|
Med Bow
SNOTEL 1196 |
72" | 0" |
|
co st forest st park
SNOTEL CSFC2 |
20.08" | 0.08" |
|
Lost Dog
SNOTEL 940 |
52" | 2" |
|
Crosho
SNOTEL 426 |
40" | 1" |
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
32" | 4" |
|
nathrop 3.3 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-CF-19 |
0.3" | 0" |
|
dillon 2.3 se, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-16 |
16.37" | 0.29" |
|
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 |
25" | 2" |
|
Tower
SNOTEL 825 |
88" | 3" |
|
crested butte coop
SNOTEL CBUC2 |
26.59" | -0.24" |
|
Chapman Tunnel
SNOTEL 1101 |
40" | 5" |
|
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 |
12" | 6" |
|
tabernash 2.7 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GR-68 |
18.64" | 0.25" |
|
Upper Taylor
SNOTEL 1141 |
40" | 5" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchless | 17 | 9,903 ft | |||
| Baby Doe | 50 | 9,913 ft | |||
| Halfmoon East | 6 | 9,923 ft | |||
| Camp Hale Memorial | 21 | 9,318 ft | |||
| Halfmoon West | 16 | 9,932 ft | |||
| Silver Dollar | 43 | 9,905 ft | |||
| Pumphouse | 14 | 7,491 ft | |||
| Father Dyer | 26 | 9,953 ft | |||
| Molly Brown | 49 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Tabor | 44 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Cataract Creek | 5 | 8,578 ft | |||
| Radium - Kremmling RMA - Rafting ramp | None | 6,867 ft | |||
| Elliott Creek | 15 | 8,018 ft | |||
| Lakeview - Twin Lakes | 27 | 9,511 ft | |||
| Gore Pass | 12 | 9,554 ft | |||
| Willows | 35 | 7,973 ft | |||
| Mayqueen | 27 | 9,884 ft | |||
| Blodgett | 6 | 8,836 ft | |||
| Belle of Colorado | 19 | 9,924 ft | |||
| Tigiwon | 9 | 9,994 ft | |||
| Halfmoon | 7 | 10,294 ft | |||
| Elbert Creek | 17 | 10,095 ft | |||
| Gold Park | 11 | 9,246 ft | |||
| Blacktail Creek | 8 | 8,997 ft | |||
| Hornsilver | 7 | 8,843 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain Resort | 36" | 28° | 1.32" |
| Vail | 37" | 25° | 1.54" |
| Beaver Creek Resort | 30" | 32° | 1.29" |
| Ski Cooper | 1" | 19° | 1.33" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Canyon | 506.0cfs | 9.0 Mi | IV to V+ |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 197.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle) | 66.4cfs | 17.0 Mi | III- to III+ |
| Dowd Chute | 53.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 12.9cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
| Upper Gore Creek | 15.7cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 197.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Numbers | 148.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Upper Gore Creek | 15.7cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| State Bridge to Burns | 506.0cfs | 20.0 Mi | I to II+ |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 148.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| State Bridge to Two Bridges | 506.0cfs | 4.8 Mi | I to II+ |
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Fractions | 148.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Middle Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle) | 66.4cfs | 17.0 Mi | III- to III+ |
| Upper Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 197.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Milk Run | 148.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |
| Lower Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 197.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower (Bottom Four) | 121.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 148.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
| Pumphouse | 506.0cfs | 14.0 Mi | II- to III+ |
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 228.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| The Upper | 121.0cfs | 8.0 Mi | V to V+ |