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LOWER NORTH FORK

Whitewater River Run





Colorado • Cache La Poudre River

Lower North Fork

Class III • Easy

66 CFS

Too High
30°, Chance Snow And Blustery

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Cache La Poudre River are between a bare minimum of cfs and a high of cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 06752000, the Cache La Poudre R A Mo Of Cn Remember only watercraft are permitted at Lower North Fork.

Status Too High
Class Level III
Elevation 5,245 ft
Run Length 11.0 Mi
Streamflow Discharge 66.3 cfs
Gage Height 2.9 ft
Reporting Streamgage Cache La Poudre R A Mo Of Cn
USGS 06752000

Nearby Snowpack and Water Data

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Cache La Poudre R Ab Boxelder C
USGS 06752280 		2 cfs 0.8 ft
St. Vrain Creek At Mouth
USGS 06731000 		113 cfs 1.4 ft
Coal Creek Near Plainview
USGS 06730300 		-888 cfs 0.6 ft
Joe Wright Creek Below Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746110 		2 cfs 1.0 ft
Colorado R Below Baker Gulch
USGS 09010500 		105 cfs 6.9 ft
Middle Boulder Creek At Nederland
USGS 06725500 		6 cfs 0.4 ft
Crow Creek At 19Th Street
USGS 06755960 		3 cfs 1.6 ft
Boulder Cr At North 75Th St Nr Boulder
USGS 06730200 		14 cfs 4.2 ft
Fraser River At Winter Park
USGS 09024000 		5 cfs 0.7 ft
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 		11 cfs 6.8 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 		55" 0"
Windy Peak
SNOTEL 872 		35" 0"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		42" 3"
Glen Cove
SNOTEL 1057 		8" 1"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 		43" 4"
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123 		61" 1"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 		63" 1"
Laprele Creek
SNOTEL 571 		42" 0"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 		68" 3"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 		62" 3"
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 		136" -6"
Crow Creek
SNOTEL 1045 		22" 0"
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 		75" 0"
Copeland Lake
SNOTEL 412 		18" 0"
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122 		39" -3"
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 		37" 1"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 		61" 3"
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 		65" -1"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Carter Lake - North Side Campgrounds None 5,792 ft
Stove Prairie 9 6,068 ft
Carter Lake - South Side Campgrounds None 5,711 ft
South Bay - Horsetooth Reservoir None 5,435 ft
Inlet Bay - Horsetooth Reservoir None 5,437 ft
Vedauwoo 28 8,288 ft
Ansel Watrous 16 5,839 ft
Curt Gowdy State Park None 7,593 ft
Flatiron Reservoir None 5,483 ft
Pinewood Reservoir 22 6,604 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Eldora Mountain Resort 37" 38° 5.24"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
October Hole 37.8cfs None Mi II
Main Section 55.3cfs 3.0 Mi IV+ to V
NSV 37.8cfs 13.0 Mi V+
Lower North Fork 182.0cfs 11.0 Mi III
Upper North Fork 27.7cfs 9.0 Mi IV+ to V-
Middle Narrows 182.0cfs 1.0 Mi IV to V-
Lower Narrows 182.0cfs 0.5 Mi V- to V+
Filter Plant 3.92cfs None Mi II to III+
Upper Narrows 182.0cfs 0.5 Mi V- to V+
Lower Boulder Canyon 42.0cfs None Mi IV- to V-
Steven's Gulch to Bridges Take Out 182.0cfs 12.0 Mi III- to IV+
Gnar Section 405.0cfs 1.0 Mi V+
SSV - Confluence to Picnic Grounds 37.8cfs 5.0 Mi V to V+
Filter Plant 3.92cfs None Mi II to III+

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