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 | 221 cfs |
| Gage Height | 3.7 ft |
| Air Temperature | 39° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Hunter Creek Near Aspen
USGS 09074000 |
8 cfs | 1.1 ft |
|
Halfmoon Creek Near Malta
USGS 07083000 |
325 cfs | 4.5 ft |
|
Berthoud Pass Ditch At Berthoud Pass
USGS 09021500 |
-999 cfs | -0.2 ft |
|
Fraser River Blw Crooked Cr At Tabernash Co
USGS 09033300 |
48 cfs | 2.8 ft |
|
Williams Fork Above Darling Creek
USGS 09035700 |
16 cfs | 4.9 ft |
|
Clear Creek Abv West Fork Clear Creek Nr Empire Co
USGS 06715000 |
18 cfs | 3.6 ft |
|
Keystone Gulch Near Dillon
USGS 09047700 |
2 cfs | 2.0 ft |
|
Fryingpan River Near Ruedi
USGS 09080400 |
113 cfs | 1.5 ft |
|
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 |
10 cfs | 6.7 ft |
|
Arkansas River At Salida
USGS 07091500 |
291 cfs | 2.7 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
26" | 0" |
|
Rabbit Ears
SNOTEL 709 |
40" | 8" |
|
Dry Lake
SNOTEL 457 |
31" | 9" |
|
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 |
13.4" | 0.36" |
|
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 |
58" | 3" |
|
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 |
40" | 4" |
|
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 |
24" | 3" |
|
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 |
39" | 3" |
|
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 |
20" | 3" |
|
buena vista,co
SNOTEL BNVC2 |
1.88" | -0.11" |
|
nathrop 3.3 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-CF-19 |
1.31" | -0.06" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
46" | 1" |
|
Michigan Creek
SNOTEL 937 |
36" | 0" |
|
grant
SNOTEL GRTC2 |
7.58" | 2.98" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
23" | 6" |
|
fairplay 2.7 wnw, co
SNOTEL CO-PK-15 |
26.53" | 1.43" |
|
Beaver Ck Village
SNOTEL 1041 |
17" | 2" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
57" | 6" |
|
Chapman Tunnel
SNOTEL 1101 |
30" | 1" |
|
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 |
36.92" | 0.39" |
|
Wolf Creek Summit
SNOTEL 874 |
70" | 0" |
|
Lynx Pass
SNOTEL 607 |
14" | 1" |
|
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 |
17" | 2" |
|
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 |
59" | 6" |
|
south platte river
SNOTEL ANTC2 |
2.42" | -0.32" |
|
yampa 5.1 s, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-26 |
5.42" | 2.55" |
|
Lily Pond
SNOTEL 580 |
23" | 0" |
|
Upper Taylor
SNOTEL 1141 |
25" | 0" |
|
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 |
48" | 2" |
|
Upper San Juan
SNOTEL 840 |
56" | 1" |
|
Brumley
SNOTEL 369 |
33" | 2" |
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
24" | 0" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
28" | 1" |
|
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 |
38" | 4" |
|
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 |
39" | 6" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
60" | 5" |
|
silverthorne 21 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-35 |
0.37" | 0" |
|
Tower
SNOTEL 825 |
91" | 12" |
|
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 |
57" | 8" |
|
tabernash 2.7 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GR-68 |
0.36" | 0" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
48" | 4" |
|
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 |
49" | 7" |
|
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 |
33" | -3" |
|
nathrop 1.9 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-CF-54 |
1.28" | -0.1" |
|
cabin creek
SNOTEL GCRC2 |
20.91" | 4.1" |
|
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938 |
33" | -1" |
|
Moon Pass
SNOTEL 1124 |
15" | 0" |
|
georgetown
SNOTEL GEOC2 |
4.14" | 2.84" |
|
Grayback
SNOTEL 1058 |
8" | 0" |
|
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 |
35" | 0" |
|
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 |
49" | 4" |
|
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 |
16.4" | 0.01" |
|
co st forest st park
SNOTEL CSFC2 |
2.29" | 2.25" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsilver | 7 | 8,843 ft | |||
| Blodgett | 6 | 8,836 ft | |||
| Railroad Bridge - Arkansas Headwaters State Rec Area | None | 8,039 ft | |||
| Iron City | 15 | 9,928 ft | |||
| Dexter | 24 | 9,271 ft | |||
| Mount Princeton | 19 | 8,618 ft | |||
| Baby Doe | 50 | 9,913 ft | |||
| Collegiate Peaks | 56 | 9,837 ft | |||
| Cottonwood Lake | 24 | 9,586 ft | |||
| Cascade | 22 | 9,033 ft | |||
| Parry Peak | 26 | 9,430 ft | |||
| Belle of Colorado | 19 | 9,924 ft | |||
| Halfmoon West | 16 | 9,932 ft | |||
| Silver Dollar | 43 | 9,905 ft | |||
| Lakeview - Twin Lakes | 27 | 9,511 ft | |||
| Father Dyer | 26 | 9,953 ft | |||
| Chalk Lake | 19 | 8,743 ft | |||
| Kite Lake | 5 | 12,043 ft | |||
| Weston Pass | 14 | 10,277 ft | |||
| North Fork Reservoir | 9 | 11,459 ft | |||
| Tabor | 44 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Molly Brown | 49 | 9,897 ft | |||
| Garfield | 8 | 9,912 ft | |||
| Halfmoon East | 6 | 9,923 ft | |||
| Angel of Shavano | 20 | 9,147 ft | |||
| White Star | 66 | 9,256 ft | |||
| Camp Hale Memorial | 21 | 9,318 ft | |||
| Matchless | 17 | 9,903 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area | 32" | 27° | 8" |
| Beaver Creek Resort | 18" | 42° | 6.58" |
| Vail | 28" | 31° | 7.52" |
| Keystone Resort | 39" | 27° | 12.48" |
| Ski Cooper | 33" | 27° | 10.52" |
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | 29" | 34° | 10.28" |
| Copper Mountain Resort | 29" | 34° | 10.28" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 42.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 246.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Upper Gore Creek | 57.6cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Snake | 9.91cfs | 4.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Salida Whitewater Park | 233.0cfs | None Mi | III- to III+ |
| Lower (Bottom Four) | 36.4cfs | 1.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 12.2cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
| Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 55.7cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
| Milk Run | 233.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |
| Salida to Rincon | 233.0cfs | 10.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| The Upper | 16.9cfs | 8.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Fractions | 221.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Lower Ten Mile | 41.7cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Salida Town Run (Stone Bridge to Salida WW Park) | 233.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | II to III |
| Browns Canyon (Fisherman's Bridge to Stone Bridge) | 221.0cfs | 13.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Silverthorne Town Run | 37.5cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
| Middle Ten Mile | 42.9cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Upper Gore Creek | 57.6cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 233.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
| Upper Ten Mile | 42.9cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 221.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| Numbers | 233.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Dowd Chute | 65.5cfs | 1.0 Mi | III+ to IV+ |