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LOWER SNAKE

Whitewater River Run





Colorado • Snake Of The Blue

Lower Snake

Class III TO III+ • Easy

28 CFS

Too Low
71°, Sunny

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Snake Of The Blue are between a bare minimum of 250cfs and a high of 400cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 09047500, the Snake River Near Montezuma Remember only watercraft are permitted at Lower Snake.

Status Too Low
Class Level III to III+
Elevation 9,326 ft
Run Length 4.0 Mi
Streamflow Discharge 27.9 cfs
Gage Height 1.3 ft
Reporting Streamgage Snake River Near Montezuma
USGS 09047500

Nearby Snowpack and Water Data

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Eagle R Bl Wastewater Treatment Plant At Avon
USGS 09067020 		94 cfs 2.8 ft
Twin-Lakes Tunnel At E Portl
USGS 09073000 		1 cfs 0.1 ft
Eagle River At Red Cliff
USGS 09063000 		12 cfs 2.6 ft
Arkansas River Near Leadville
USGS 07081200 		32 cfs 4.7 ft
Wurtz Ditch Near Tenneessee Pass
USGS 09062500 		0 cfs -0.7 ft
Bear Creek Above Evergreen
USGS 06710385 		25 cfs 4.4 ft
Chicago Creek Blw Devils Canyon Nr Idaho Sprgs Co
USGS 06717400 		12 cfs 0.8 ft
Monte Cristo Diversion Near Hoosier Pass
USGS 09041900 		0 cfs 0.0 ft
Joe Wright Creek Below Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746110 		51 cfs 1.7 ft
Muddy Creek Above Antelope Creek Nr. Kremmling
USGS 09041090 		6 cfs 2.3 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Columbine
SNOTEL 408 		1" 0"
Wild Basin
SNOTEL 1042 		12" 0"
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 		1" 0"
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 		1" 0"
South Colony
SNOTEL 773 		11" 0"
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 		1" 0"
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 		1" 0"
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938 		1" 1"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 		1" 0"
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 		1" 0"
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 		1" 1"
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 		10" -2"
Zirkel
SNOTEL 1033 		1" 0"
Fool Creek
SNOTEL 1186 		1" 0"
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 		12" 0"
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 		2" 1"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Jefferson Creek 17 10,117 ft
St. Louis Creek 17 8,859 ft
Byers Creek 6 9,352 ft
Peak One 74 9,030 ft
Michigan Creek 12 10,076 ft
Selkirk 15 10,488 ft
Prospector 107 9,105 ft
Lowry 24 9,068 ft
Lodgepole - Jefferson 34 9,960 ft
Pine Cove 56 9,022 ft
Horseshoe 19 10,538 ft
Fourmile 14 10,824 ft
Aspen 12 9,956 ft
Sugar Loaf 11 8,989 ft
Heaton Bay 81 9,072 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch 0" 58° 0"
Breckenridge Ski Resort 0" 62° 0"
Loveland -1" 53° 0"
Ski Cooper 1" 55° 0"
Keystone Resort 0" 57° 0"
Copper Mountain Resort 0" 62° 0"
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 0" 57° 0"
Arapahoe Basin -1" 53° 0"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Milk Run 183.0cfs 4.0 Mi II+ to III-
Buena Vista Whitewater Park 187.0cfs 1.0 Mi II+ to III+
Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) 183.0cfs 6.0 Mi III+ to V-
Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) 57.4cfs 0.25 Mi II+ to III
Upper Gore Creek 56.9cfs 4.0 Mi II+ to III
Upper Gore Creek 56.9cfs 4.0 Mi II+ to III
Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) 179.0cfs 3.0 Mi III to IV-
Fractions 183.0cfs 7.0 Mi III to III+
Upper-Upper Ten Mile 60.5cfs 3.0 Mi III+ to IV-
Upper Ten Mile 60.5cfs 2.0 Mi IV+ to V
Silverthorne Town Run 42.4cfs 0.5 Mi II to III-
Numbers 183.0cfs 4.9 Mi III+ to IV+
Middle Ten Mile 60.5cfs 3.0 Mi III+ to IV
Lower Snake 14.2cfs 4.0 Mi III to III+
Lower Ten Mile 60.5cfs 3.0 Mi II to III

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