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MILK RUN

Whitewater River Run





Colorado Arkansas River

Milk Run

Class II+ TO III- Easy

204 CFS

Too Low
57°, Sunny Then Mostly Sunny And Breezy

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Arkansas River are between a bare minimum of 400cfs and a high of 5,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 07087050, the Arkansas River Below Granite Remember only watercraft are permitted at Milk Run.

Status Too Low
Class Level II+ to III-
Elevation 8,629 ft
Run Length 4.0 Mi
Gradient 30 FPM
Streamflow Discharge 204 cfs
Gage Height 11.2 ft
Reporting Streamgage Arkansas River Below Granite
USGS 07087050

Nearby Snowpack and Water Data

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Tarryall Creek At Upper Station
USGS 06696980
12 cfs 5.1 ft
Saguache Creek Near Saguache
USGS 08227000
33 cfs 1.3 ft
Middle Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066300
0 cfs 2.0 ft
Clear Creek Abv West Fork Clear Creek Nr Empire Co
USGS 06715000
12 cfs 3.5 ft
Cross Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09065100
7 cfs 2.9 ft
Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta
USGS 07083710
89 cfs 3.0 ft
Halfmoon Creek Near Malta
USGS 07083000
5 cfs 1.3 ft
Williams Fork Below Steelman Creek
USGS 09035500
0 cfs 2.7 ft
Gore Creek Abv Red Sandstone Creek At Vail
USGS 09066325
12 cfs 4.5 ft
Cotton Creek Near Mineral Hot Springs
USGS 08226700
-999 cfs 0.0 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542
61" -2"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187
66" -3"
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120
77" 0"
Rabbit Ears
SNOTEL 709
84" 1"
South Colony
SNOTEL 773
71" -3"
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551
80" -2"
Porphyry Creek
SNOTEL 701
66" -2"
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935
45" -2"
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030
89" 1"
Chapman Tunnel
SNOTEL 1101
57" 0"
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802
49" -1"
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122
44" -2"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663
43" -2"
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870
78" 0"
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040
157" 91"
Tower
SNOTEL 825
144" 0"
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102
30" 6"
Moon Pass
SNOTEL 1124
17" -1"
Lynx Pass
SNOTEL 607
49" 0"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688
50" 0"
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938
30" -2"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322
70" 0"
Brumley
SNOTEL 369
47" -2"
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531
51" -1"
University Camp
SNOTEL 838
52" -2"
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059
25" 0"
Lake Eldora
SNOTEL 564
39" 0"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869
64" 0"
Grayback
SNOTEL 1058
14" 0"
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014
45" -2"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335
64" 0"
Copeland Lake
SNOTEL 412
20" -3"
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123
64" -1"
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602
63" -2"
Cumbres Trestle
SNOTEL 431
125" -2"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251
72" -2"
Chamita
SNOTEL 394
46" -1"
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100
54" -2"
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842
64" -1"
Lily Pond
SNOTEL 580
71" -2"
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939
21" -1"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Chalk Lake 19 8,743 ft
Hecla Junction - Arkansas Headwaters State Rec Area None 7,415 ft
Weston Pass 14 10,277 ft
Ohaver Lake 35 9,218 ft
Kite Lake 5 12,043 ft
Cascade 22 9,033 ft
Ruby Mountain - Arkansas Headwaters State Rec Area None 7,651 ft
Railroad Bridge - Arkansas Headwaters State Rec Area None 8,039 ft
Angel of Shavano 20 9,147 ft
Mount Princeton 19 8,618 ft
Fourmile 14 10,824 ft
Horseshoe 19 10,538 ft
Buffalo Springs 18 9,187 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Ski Cooper 30" 23° 2.23"
Keystone Resort 45" 26° 3.14"
Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area 66" 16° 1.04"
Copper Mountain Resort 53" 24° 4.21"
Breckenridge Ski Resort 53" 24° 4.21"
Vail 64" 25° 6.02"
Arapahoe Basin 63" 21° 4.47"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Salida Whitewater Park 183.0cfs None Mi III- to III+
Clear Creek of the Arkansas 12.9cfs 2.5 Mi IV+ to V-
Salida to Rincon 183.0cfs 10.0 Mi II+ to III
Upper-Upper Ten Mile 60.5cfs 3.0 Mi III+ to IV-
Buena Vista Whitewater Park 204.0cfs 1.0 Mi II+ to III+
Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) 74.9cfs 0.25 Mi II+ to III
Numbers 183.0cfs 4.9 Mi III+ to IV+
Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) 183.0cfs 6.0 Mi III+ to V-
Upper Ten Mile 60.5cfs 2.0 Mi IV+ to V
Milk Run 183.0cfs 4.0 Mi II+ to III-
Lower Snake 14.2cfs 4.0 Mi III to III+
Salida Town Run (Stone Bridge to Salida WW Park) 183.0cfs 12.0 Mi II to III
Lower (Bottom Four) 38.3cfs 1.0 Mi V to V+
Middle Ten Mile 60.5cfs 3.0 Mi III+ to IV
Silverthorne Town Run 42.4cfs 0.5 Mi II to III-
Browns Canyon (Fisherman's Bridge to Stone Bridge) 204.0cfs 13.0 Mi III to IV-
Fractions 183.0cfs 7.0 Mi III to III+
Lower Ten Mile 60.5cfs 3.0 Mi II to III
Dowd Chute 150.0cfs 1.0 Mi III+ to IV+

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