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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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