Pine Creek (Granite To Numbers)
Pine Creek was where the most difficult class V water was in the early years of kayaking. Now you can book a commercial trip on this section and be back in your 5 star hotel before dark. Even though the hardcore boaters are running Lake Creek and other steep creeks around, the Pine Creek section of the Arkansas still shouldn't be taken lightly if you decide to run this.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Arkansas River are between a bare minimum of 250cfs and a high of 5,000cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 07087050, the Arkansas River Below Granite
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers).
Run Stats
| Status | Too Low |
| Class Level | III+ to V- |
| Elevation | 8,629 ft |
| Run Length | 6.0 Mi |
| Streamflow Discharge | 148 cfs |
| Gage Height | 11.1 ft |
| Air Temperature | 55° |
| River | Arkansas River |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Arkansas River Below Granite
USGS 07087050 |
|
Dam Drop Rapid
Class IV- to IV |
|
Pine Creek Rapid
Class IV- to IV |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
South Fork Of Williams Fork Near Leal
USGS 09035900 |
10 cfs | 2.5 ft |
|
Hunter Creek Near Aspen
USGS 09074000 |
8 cfs | 1.1 ft |
|
Williams Fork Near Leal
USGS 09036000 |
17 cfs | 1.4 ft |
|
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 |
17 cfs | 6.9 ft |
|
Castle Creek At Aspen
USGS 09075400 |
43 cfs | ft |
|
Lincoln Creek Bl Grizzly Reservoir
USGS 09073005 |
1 cfs | 1.1 ft |
|
Kerber Cr Abv Little Kerber Cr Nr Villa Grove
USGS 08224500 |
-999 cfs | 0.0 ft |
|
Booth Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066200 |
1 cfs | 3.0 ft |
|
Black Gore Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066000 |
4 cfs | 2.7 ft |
|
Vasquez Creek At Winter Park
USGS 09025000 |
10 cfs | 1.7 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Porphyry Creek
SNOTEL 701 |
37" | -1" |
|
Zirkel
SNOTEL 1033 |
55" | -1" |
|
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 |
36" | -1" |
|
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059 |
6" | 0" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
32" | 0" |
|
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 |
42" | -1" |
|
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 |
29" | -1" |
|
pitkin 1.1 sw, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-59 |
22.7" | -0.37" |
|
fairplay 2.7 wnw, co
SNOTEL CO-PK-15 |
4.43" | -0.38" |
|
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 |
14" | 0" |
|
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 |
47" | -1" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
36" | 0" |
|
cabin creek
SNOTEL GCRC2 |
9.43" | -0.43" |
|
Nast Lake
SNOTEL 658 |
25" | 0" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
26" | 0" |
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
32" | 0" |
|
Upper San Juan
SNOTEL 840 |
57" | -1" |
|
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 |
24.45" | -0.48" |
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
29" | 1" |
|
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 |
25" | -1" |
|
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 |
16.88" | -0.29" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
42" | 0" |
|
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 |
21" | 0" |
|
Grayback
SNOTEL 1058 |
3" | 0" |
|
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 |
32" | 0" |
|
vail 2.6 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-19 |
21.05" | -0.35" |
|
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 |
35" | 0" |
|
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123 |
45" | -1" |
|
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 |
35" | 0" |
|
dillon 2.3 se, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-16 |
14.77" | -0.33" |
|
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 |
42" | 0" |
|
dillon,co
SNOTEL DLLC2 |
11.03" | -0.26" |
|
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 |
47" | 0" |
|
steamboat springs 0.7 ese, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-53 |
22.55" | -0.32" |
|
Roach
SNOTEL 718 |
41" | 0" |
|
Copper Mountain
SNOTEL 415 |
35" | -2" |
|
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 |
37" | 0" |
|
Rabbit Ears
SNOTEL 709 |
49" | -1" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
54" | -1" |
|
yampa 5.1 s, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-26 |
15.8" | -0.27" |
|
Moon Pass
SNOTEL 1124 |
4" | 0" |
|
silverthorne 21 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-35 |
12.79" | -0.11" |
|
Dry Lake
SNOTEL 457 |
44" | -1" |
|
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 |
36" | 0" |
|
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 |
48" | -1" |
|
wolcott 2.3 n, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-8 |
17.13" | -0.2" |
|
Mccoy Park
SNOTEL 1040 |
29" | -1" |
|
co st forest st park
SNOTEL CSFC2 |
20.56" | -0.45" |
|
Upper Taylor
SNOTEL 1141 |
37" | -1" |
|
Lynx Pass
SNOTEL 607 |
22" | 0" |
|
Chapman Tunnel
SNOTEL 1101 |
36" | 1" |
|
tabernash 2.7 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GR-68 |
16.01" | -0.21" |
|
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 |
24" | -1" |
|
frisco 0.5 n, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-4 |
16.82" | -0.35" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
39" | -1" |
|
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 |
6" | -1" |
|
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 |
50" | -2" |
|
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 |
5" | -1" |
|
Lily Pond
SNOTEL 580 |
27" | 0" |
|
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 |
25" | -1" |
|
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 |
22.97" | -0.36" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview - Twin Lakes | 27 | 9,511 ft | |||
| White Star | 66 | 9,256 ft | |||
| Mount Princeton | 19 | 8,618 ft | |||
| Kite Lake | 5 | 12,043 ft | |||
| Angel of Shavano | 20 | 9,147 ft | |||
| Blodgett | 6 | 8,836 ft | |||
| Dexter | 24 | 9,271 ft | |||
| Father Dyer | 26 | 9,953 ft | |||
| Halfmoon West | 16 | 9,932 ft | |||
| Parry Peak | 26 | 9,430 ft | |||
| Camp Hale Memorial | 21 | 9,318 ft | |||
| Halfmoon East | 6 | 9,923 ft | |||
| North Fork Reservoir | 9 | 11,459 ft | |||
| Iron City | 15 | 9,928 ft | |||
| Weston Pass | 14 | 10,277 ft | |||
| Hornsilver | 7 | 8,843 ft | |||
| Cascade | 22 | 9,033 ft | |||
| Chalk Lake | 19 | 8,743 ft | |||
| Belle of Colorado | 19 | 9,924 ft | |||
| Matchless | 17 | 9,903 ft | |||
| Baby Doe | 50 | 9,913 ft | |||
| Garfield | 8 | 9,912 ft | |||
| Molly Brown | 49 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Silver Dollar | 43 | 9,905 ft | |||
| Cottonwood Lake | 24 | 9,586 ft | |||
| Tabor | 44 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Railroad Bridge - Arkansas Headwaters State Rec Area | None | 8,039 ft | |||
| Collegiate Peaks | 56 | 9,837 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | 35" | 26° | 1.69" |
| Ski Cooper | 1" | 19° | 1.33" |
| Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area | 37" | 19° | 2.48" |
| Beaver Creek Resort | 29" | 31° | 1.82" |
| Keystone Resort | 8" | 22° | 2.44" |
| Vail | 36" | 24° | 1.69" |
| Copper Mountain Resort | 35" | 26° | 1.69" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
| Upper Gore Creek | 15.7cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Middle Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Dowd Chute | 53.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Salida to Rincon | 148.0cfs | 10.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Numbers | 148.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 221.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Upper Gore Creek | 15.7cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 79.2cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
| Salida Town Run (Stone Bridge to Salida WW Park) | 148.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | II to III |
| Lower (Bottom Four) | 121.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 148.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
| The Upper | 121.0cfs | 8.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Silverthorne Town Run | 24.8cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
| Lower Snake | 24.4cfs | 4.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Salida Whitewater Park | 148.0cfs | None Mi | III- to III+ |
| Lower Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Browns Canyon (Fisherman's Bridge to Stone Bridge) | 148.0cfs | 13.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 12.9cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 31.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 148.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| Fractions | 148.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Milk Run | 148.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |