Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant To Eagle)
This is another good beginner kayak run unless the river is at high water or flooding. The scenery is scenic mixed with mainly class II rapids with a few class III's mixed in.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Eagle River are between a bare minimum of 750cfs and a high of 5,500cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 09067020, the Eagle R Bl Wastewater Treatment Plant At Avon
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle).
Run Stats
Status | Too Low |
Class Level | III- to III+ |
Elevation | 7,398 ft |
Run Length | 17.0 Mi |
Gradient | 36 FPM |
Streamflow Discharge | 1690 cfs |
Gage Height | 6.7 ft |
Air Temperature | 78° |
River | Eagle River |
Reporting Streamgage |
Eagle R Bl Wastewater Treatment Plant At Avon
USGS 09067020 |
I-70 Rapid
Class II+ to III |
Dead Cow
Class II+ to III |
Dead Cow
Class II+ to III |
Rodeo Rapid
Class III- to IV- |
Trestle Rapid
Class II+ to III+ |
Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
---|---|---|
Halfmoon Creek Near Malta
USGS 07083000 |
113 cfs | 2.4 ft |
South Fork Of Williams Fork Near Leal
USGS 09035900 |
101 cfs | 2.9 ft |
Monte Cristo Diversion Near Hoosier Pass
USGS 09041900 |
7 cfs | 0.6 ft |
Williams Fork Above Darling Creek
USGS 09035700 |
149 cfs | 6.3 ft |
Ef Arkansas R At Us Hiway 24
USGS 07079300 |
124 cfs | 3.5 ft |
Straight Cr Blw Laskey Gulch Nr Dillon
USGS 09051050 |
45 cfs | 4.7 ft |
Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta
USGS 07083710 |
344 cfs | 3.8 ft |
Hunter Creek Near Aspen
USGS 09074000 |
8 cfs | 1.1 ft |
Missouri Creek Near Gold Park
USGS 09063900 |
37 cfs | 2.4 ft |
Roaring Fork River Near Emma
USGS 09081000 |
1,400 cfs | 7.1 ft |
Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
---|---|---|
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 |
4.73" | -3.55" |
gothic
SNOTEL GTHC2 |
10.47" | -2.15" |
Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blacktail Creek | 8 | 8,997 ft | |||
Elk Wallow | 7 | 8,829 ft | |||
Gore Pass | 12 | 9,554 ft | |||
Sylvan Lake State Park | 44 | 8,535 ft | |||
Fulford Cave | 7 | 9,422 ft | |||
Yeoman Park | 24 | 9,062 ft | |||
Lynx Pass | 11 | 8,987 ft | |||
Pumphouse | 14 | 7,491 ft | |||
Dearhamer | 13 | 7,792 ft | |||
Radium - Kremmling RMA - Rafting ramp | None | 6,867 ft | |||
Wolcott | None | 6,979 ft | |||
Chapman | 84 | 8,598 ft |
Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
---|---|---|---|
Crested Butte Mountain Resort | 25" | 60° | 1.68" |
Beaver Creek Resort | 37" | 74° | 3.94" |
Aspen Mountain | 37" | 63° | 2.9" |
Vail | 40" | 66° | 3.91" |
Steamboat Ski Resort | 42" | 72° | 5.23" |
Ski Cooper | 29" | 59° | 6.11" |
Snowmass | 30" | 63° | 2.43" |
Aspen Highlands | 30" | 63° | 2.43" |
Buttermilk Mountain | 30" | 63° | 2.43" |
River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
---|---|---|---|
State Bridge to Two Bridges | 552.0cfs | 4.8 Mi | I to II+ |
Burns to Dotsero | 3520.0cfs | 29.0 Mi | I to IV |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Lower (Bottom Four) | 38.3cfs | 1.0 Mi | V to V+ |
Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle) | 250.0cfs | 17.0 Mi | III- to III+ |
State Bridge to Burns | 552.0cfs | 20.0 Mi | I to II+ |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 12.9cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
Upper Gore Creek | 56.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
Dowd Chute | 150.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Upper Gore Creek | 56.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
Pumphouse | 552.0cfs | 14.0 Mi | II- to III+ |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Lower Eagle (Edwards Water Plant to Eagle) | 250.0cfs | 17.0 Mi | III- to III+ |
Castle Creek | 203.0cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V- |
The Upper | 38.3cfs | 8.0 Mi | V to V+ |
Gore Canyon | 552.0cfs | 9.0 Mi | IV to V+ |