Lower Snake
Put in anywhere is Keystone and run to the lake. Although this run must classify as III+, it is boring considering its gradient with little play, but not enough vert for the creek boat! Beautiful scenery and a surf wave in the Hwy 9 tunnel round out this run.
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.
Run Stats
| Status | Too Low |
| Class Level | III to III+ |
| Elevation | 9,326 ft |
| Run Length | 4.0 Mi |
| Streamflow Discharge | 28.9 cfs |
| Gage Height | 1.3 ft |
| Air Temperature | 59° |
| River | Snake Of The Blue |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Snake River Near Montezuma
USGS 09047500 |
|
Bridge Surf Wave
Class I |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Grand River Ditch At La Poudre Pass
USGS 09010000 |
0 cfs | 0.0 ft |
|
Lake Fork Below Sugar Loaf Reservoir
USGS 07082500 |
3 cfs | 0.3 ft |
|
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 |
18 cfs | 7.0 ft |
|
Wurtz Ditch Near Tenneessee Pass
USGS 09062500 |
-999 cfs | -0.6 ft |
|
Leavenworth Creek @ Mouth Nr Georgetown
USGS 06714800 |
5 cfs | 3.6 ft |
|
Eagle River Near Minturn
USGS 09064600 |
32 cfs | 2.9 ft |
|
West Fork Clear Creek Abv Mouth Nr Empire
USGS 06716100 |
15 cfs | 4.2 ft |
|
Muddy Crk Blw Wolford Mtn Reser. Nr Kremmling
USGS 09041400 |
73 cfs | 4.6 ft |
|
Muddy Creek Above Antelope Creek Nr. Kremmling
USGS 09041090 |
5 cfs | 2.2 ft |
|
Fall River Near Idaho Springs
USGS 06717000 |
15 cfs | 4.0 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Wild Basin
SNOTEL 1042 |
1" | -1" |
|
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 |
1" | -1" |
|
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 |
2" | -2" |
|
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 |
4" | -1" |
|
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 |
4" | -2" |
|
South Brush Creek
SNOTEL 772 |
2" | -1" |
|
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 |
3.22" | -0.96" |
|
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 |
0.65" | -1.5" |
|
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 |
2" | 0" |
|
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040 |
1" | 0" |
|
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 |
2" | -1" |
|
Med Bow
SNOTEL 1196 |
7" | -1" |
|
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 |
3" | 0" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
3" | 0" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
6" | 0" |
|
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 |
0.04" | -1.56" |
|
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122 |
1" | -1" |
|
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 |
2" | -1" |
|
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 |
4" | -1" |
|
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123 |
4" | -1" |
|
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 |
4" | -2" |
|
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 |
1" | 0" |
|
North French Creek
SNOTEL 668 |
4" | -1" |
|
Brooklyn Lake
SNOTEL 367 |
1" | -1" |
|
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 |
1" | -1" |
|
South Colony
SNOTEL 773 |
3" | 0" |
|
Sand Lake
SNOTEL 731 |
6" | -2" |
|
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 |
1" | -1" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
13" | -1" |
|
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 |
1" | 0" |
|
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 |
2" | -1" |
|
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 |
1" | 0" |
|
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 |
3" | 0" |
|
University Camp
SNOTEL 838 |
1" | -1" |
|
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 |
4" | -1" |
|
co st forest st park
SNOTEL CSFC2 |
0.03" | -2.86" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
4" | -2" |
|
Cinnabar Park
SNOTEL 1046 |
1" | -2" |
|
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059 |
1" | 1" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
1" | 0" |
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
2" | 0" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
8" | 0" |
|
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 |
1" | 0" |
|
Roach
SNOTEL 718 |
5" | -2" |
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
1" | -1" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaton Bay | 81 | 9,072 ft | |||
| Jefferson Creek | 17 | 10,117 ft | |||
| Fourmile | 14 | 10,824 ft | |||
| St. Louis Creek | 17 | 8,859 ft | |||
| Selkirk | 15 | 10,488 ft | |||
| Lodgepole - Jefferson | 34 | 9,960 ft | |||
| Lowry | 24 | 9,068 ft | |||
| Peak One | 74 | 9,030 ft | |||
| Sugar Loaf | 11 | 8,989 ft | |||
| Michigan Creek | 12 | 10,076 ft | |||
| Prospector | 107 | 9,105 ft | |||
| Aspen | 12 | 9,956 ft | |||
| Pine Cove | 56 | 9,022 ft | |||
| Horseshoe | 19 | 10,538 ft | |||
| Byers Creek | 6 | 9,352 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loveland | 8" | 37° | 0.6" |
| Copper Mountain Resort | -1" | 51° | 1.39" |
| Arapahoe Basin | 8" | 37° | 0.6" |
| SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch | 2" | 48° | 0.96" |
| Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) | 1" | 51° | 0.96" |
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | -1" | 51° | 1.39" |
| Keystone Resort | 3" | 46° | 0.44" |
| Ski Cooper | -182" | 43° | 0.62" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 124.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Middle Ten Mile | 29.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Silverthorne Town Run | 45.6cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
| Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 124.0cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
| Numbers | 148.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Lower Snake | 28.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Upper Gore Creek | 18.8cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 148.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
| Lower Ten Mile | 29.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Upper Ten Mile | 29.9cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
| Upper Gore Creek | 18.8cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Fractions | 148.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 29.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 148.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| Milk Run | 148.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |