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LOWER FISH CREEK

Whitewater River Run





Colorado • Fish Creek

Lower Fish Creek

Class IV+ TO V • Easy

10 CFS

Too Low
28°, Sunny

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Fish Creek are between a bare minimum of 250cfs and a high of 1,500cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 09238900, the Fish Cr At Upper Sta Nr Steamboat Springs Remember only watercraft are permitted at Lower Fish Creek.

Status Too Low
Class Level IV+ to V
Elevation 7,163 ft
Run Length 2.5 Mi
Streamflow Discharge 10.2 cfs
Gage Height 0.3 ft
Reporting Streamgage Fish Cr At Upper Sta Nr Steamboat Springs
USGS 09238900

Nearby Snowpack and Water Data

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Fish Cr At Upper Sta Nr Steamboat Springs
USGS 09238900 		10 cfs 0.3 ft
Eagle River Below Gypsum
USGS 09070000 		162 cfs 4.2 ft
Middle Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066300 		0 cfs 2.1 ft
Little Snake River Near Slater
USGS 09253000 		96 cfs 4.7 ft
Roaring Fork River At Glenwood Springs
USGS 09085000 		413 cfs 1.6 ft
Yampa River Below Stagecoach Reservoir
USGS 09237500 		33 cfs 2.5 ft
Muddy Crk Blw Wolford Mtn Reser. Nr Kremmling
USGS 09041400 		21 cfs 4.1 ft
Encampment River At Mouth
USGS 06625000 		61 cfs 2.6 ft
Gore Creek At Mouth
USGS 09066510 		48 cfs 5.1 ft
North Platte River Near Northgate
USGS 06620000 		81 cfs 3.5 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Old Battle
SNOTEL 673 		94" -3"
Zirkel
SNOTEL 1033 		73" -2"
Sandstone Rs
SNOTEL 732 		57" -2"
Butte
SNOTEL 380 		45" 0"
Schofield Pass
SNOTEL 737 		84" -2"
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 		43" -1"
Trapper Lake
SNOTEL 827 		24" 0"
Sand Lake
SNOTEL 731 		67" -1"
Chapman Tunnel
SNOTEL 1101 		38" 0"
North French Creek
SNOTEL 668 		75" -3"
Mc Clure Pass
SNOTEL 618 		52" -2"
Rabbit Ears
SNOTEL 709 		70" 1"
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 		47" -1"
Upper Taylor
SNOTEL 1141 		44" -1"
Beaver Ck Village
SNOTEL 1041 		38" 0"
Divide Peak
SNOTEL 449 		60" -1"
Crosho
SNOTEL 426 		43" -2"
North Lost Trail
SNOTEL 669 		57" -3"
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 		43" 2"
Webber Springs
SNOTEL 852 		69" -1"
Med Bow
SNOTEL 1196 		89" -3"
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040 		44" -1"
hayden coop
SNOTEL HAYC2 		42" -2"
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 		57" -1"
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 		35" 0"
Bison Lake
SNOTEL 345 		80" 0"
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 		39" -1"
Elk River
SNOTEL 467 		60" -2"
Bear River
SNOTEL 1061 		34" 1"
Brooklyn Lake
SNOTEL 367 		58" -1"
Cinnabar Park
SNOTEL 1046 		48" -1"
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 		36" -1"
Dry Lake
SNOTEL 457 		74" -1"
Blackhall Mtn
SNOTEL 1119 		83" -1"
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 		32" 0"
Ripple Creek
SNOTEL 717 		86" -3"
Whiskey Park
SNOTEL 859 		83" -2"
Sage Creek Basin
SNOTEL 1015 		56" -1"
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 		63" -2"
Tower
SNOTEL 825 		116" -3"
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 		34" 0"
Nast Lake
SNOTEL 658 		29" -1"
South Brush Creek
SNOTEL 772 		22" -4"
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 		40" -1"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Steamboat Lake State Park 178 8,077 ft
Walton Creek 14 9,392 ft
Summit Lake 15 10,326 ft
Lynx Pass 11 8,987 ft
Hinman Park 13 7,678 ft
Seedhouse 24 8,071 ft
Pearl Lake State Park 38 8,138 ft
Granite 8 9,885 ft
Dry Lake 8 8,279 ft
Meadows 30 9,288 ft
Stagecoach State Park 100 7,307 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Steamboat Ski Resort 75" 27° 2.42"
Howelsen Hill Ski Area 74" 26° 3.37"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Burns to Dotsero 1170.0cfs 29.0 Mi I to IV
Pumphouse to Double Bridges 1300.0cfs 12.5 Mi I to II-
Pumphouse 552.0cfs 14.0 Mi II- to III+
State Bridge to Burns 552.0cfs 20.0 Mi I to II+
Lower Fish Creek 35.6cfs 2.5 Mi IV+ to V
State Bridge to Two Bridges 552.0cfs 4.8 Mi I to II+

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