Shoshone (Power Plant To Grizzly Creek)
A solid and fun Class III section with good river access and a paved bike path along the river for hiking rapids to hit over and over again. Maneater rapid about half way down is a good spot to hike and hit numerous times. Watch out for commercial rafting traffic which can be heavy during the weekends of July and early August.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Colorado River are between a bare minimum of 500cfs and a high of 10,000cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 09070500, the Colorado River Near Dotsero
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Shoshone (Power Plant to Grizzly Creek).
Run Stats
| Status | Runnable |
| Class Level | III- to IV |
| Elevation | 6,113 ft |
| Run Length | 1.7 Mi |
| Gradient | 49 FPM |
| Streamflow Discharge | 531 cfs |
| Gage Height | 1.8 ft |
| Air Temperature | 32° |
| River | Colorado River |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Colorado River Near Dotsero
USGS 09070500 |
|
China Wall
Class III to IV |
|
Maneater
Class III |
|
Tombstone
Class III |
|
All Day Wave
Class I |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Fryingpan River Near Thomasville
USGS 09078600 |
24 cfs | 1.7 ft |
|
White River Above Coal Creek
USGS 09304200 |
273 cfs | 1.9 ft |
|
White River Near Meeker
USGS 09304500 |
312 cfs | 2.6 ft |
|
Castle Creek At Aspen
USGS 09075400 |
43 cfs | ft |
|
White River Below North Elk Creek Near Buford
USGS 09304115 |
200 cfs | 2.0 ft |
|
North Fork Gunnison River Near Somerset
USGS 09132500 |
40 cfs | 1.5 ft |
|
Piney River Near State Bridge
USGS 09059500 |
17 cfs | 2.7 ft |
|
Lake Creek Near Edwards
USGS 09067200 |
8 cfs | 0.3 ft |
|
Taylor River At Almont
USGS 09110000 |
98 cfs | 1.9 ft |
|
Roaring Fork River At Glenwood Springs
USGS 09085000 |
329 cfs | 1.4 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
colona 4nw
SNOTEL CLNC2 |
0.05" | -0.01" |
|
Little Snake River
SNOTEL 1047 |
53" | -1" |
|
Blackhall Mtn
SNOTEL 1119 |
68" | 1" |
|
ouray .23 nnw, co
SNOTEL CO-OR-2 |
1.32" | 0.54" |
|
Divide Peak
SNOTEL 449 |
36" | 0" |
|
crested butte coop
SNOTEL CBUC2 |
25.98" | -0.18" |
|
Columbine
SNOTEL 408 |
50" | 1" |
|
Webber Springs
SNOTEL 852 |
53" | 0" |
|
carbondale 5.9 ene, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-51 |
11.65" | -0.12" |
|
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 |
33" | -1" |
|
Buffalo Park
SNOTEL 913 |
37" | 0" |
|
steamboat springs 0.7 ese, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-53 |
23.11" | -0.23" |
|
silverton 0.3 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SJ-4 |
23.46" | 0.16" |
|
rifle 3.2 ene, co
SNOTEL CO-GF-28 |
5.96" | -0.04" |
|
North Lost Trail
SNOTEL 669 |
44" | 0" |
|
crested butte 6.2 n, co
SNOTEL CO-GN-18 |
44.2" | -0.32" |
|
Rabbit Ears
SNOTEL 709 |
49" | 1" |
|
Burro Mountain
SNOTEL 378 |
30" | 0" |
|
Wager Gulch
SNOTEL 1188 |
17" | 0" |
|
cimarron 8nw ham
SNOTEL CKDC2 |
1.59" | 0.1" |
|
Whiskey Park
SNOTEL 859 |
60" | 0" |
|
Schofield Pass
SNOTEL 737 |
74" | 0" |
|
carbondale 4.6 nne, co
SNOTEL CO-GF-49 |
9.14" | -0.12" |
|
hayden coop
SNOTEL HAYC2 |
13.78" | -0.14" |
|
Lynx Pass
SNOTEL 607 |
23" | -1" |
|
Zirkel
SNOTEL 1033 |
55" | -1" |
|
Dry Lake
SNOTEL 457 |
44" | 0" |
|
Upper Taylor
SNOTEL 1141 |
37" | 0" |
|
Bison Lake
SNOTEL 345 |
52" | 1" |
|
glenwood springs 7.0 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GF-67 |
11.77" | -0.15" |
|
montrose 7.3 ene, co
SNOTEL CO-MT-31 |
2.82" | -0.05" |
|
wolcott 2.3 n, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-8 |
17.09" | -0.13" |
|
gothic
SNOTEL GTHC2 |
40.42" | -0.29" |
|
glenwood springs .64 s, co
SNOTEL CO-GF-1 |
10.44" | -0.09" |
|
gunnison 3wsw
SNOTEL GUXC2 |
1.59" | 0.1" |
|
Trapper Lake
SNOTEL 827 |
9" | -1" |
|
Independence Pass
SNOTEL 542 |
37" | -2" |
|
Crosho
SNOTEL 426 |
40" | 0" |
|
Mineral Creek
SNOTEL 629 |
23" | 1" |
|
Elk River
SNOTEL 467 |
43" | 0" |
|
gunnison coop
SNOTEL GUNC2 |
0.23" | 0.1" |
|
Nast Lake
SNOTEL 658 |
27" | 0" |
|
Butte
SNOTEL 380 |
35" | 0" |
|
Old Battle
SNOTEL 673 |
68" | 1" |
|
Lost Dog
SNOTEL 940 |
44" | -1" |
|
Cochetopa Pass
SNOTEL 1059 |
10" | 0" |
|
basalt 5.8 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-6 |
13.84" | -0.16" |
|
creede 0.2 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-MN-4 |
0.13" | 0" |
|
Idarado
SNOTEL 538 |
26" | 0" |
|
Mc Clure Pass
SNOTEL 618 |
30" | 0" |
|
Sandstone Rs
SNOTEL 732 |
31" | 0" |
|
Red Mountain Pass
SNOTEL 713 |
45" | 0" |
|
Ripple Creek
SNOTEL 717 |
56" | -1" |
|
Overland Res.
SNOTEL 675 |
30" | 0" |
|
yampa 5.1 s, co
SNOTEL CO-RT-26 |
15.89" | -0.15" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Lake | 35 | 10,475 ft | |||
| McClure | 8 | 8,187 ft | |||
| Redstone | 17 | 7,299 ft | |||
| Coffee Pot Spring | 10 | 10,084 ft | |||
| Sweetwater Lake | 9 | 7,739 ft | |||
| White Owl | 6 | 10,705 ft | |||
| Himes Peak | 11 | 8,794 ft | |||
| Avalanche | 13 | 7,320 ft | |||
| Trappers Lake | 35 | 9,747 ft | |||
| Supply Basin | 7 | 10,767 ft | |||
| Bogan Flats | 36 | 7,609 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlight Mountain Resort | 30" | 24° | 1.03" |
| Snowmass | 37" | 19° | 1.94" |
| Crested Butte Mountain Resort | 35" | 16° | 1.32" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oh Be Joyful | 217.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V |
| South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 1080.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
| Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park | 531.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | II to III |
| Barrel Springs | 531.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | IV+ to V+ |
| Barrel Springs | 531.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | IV+ to V+ |
| Waterfall to Confluence | 264.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V- |
| Bogan Canyon | 54.5cfs | 6.85 Mi | III to III+ |
| South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 1080.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
| Riverbend (Tibbet's) to New Castle | 1080.0cfs | 3.25 Mi | II |
| South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 1080.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
| Catherine Store Section | 264.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II to II+ |
| Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park | 1080.0cfs | 0.25 Mi | II to IV- |
| South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 1080.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
| Crystal Mill Falls | 54.5cfs | None Mi | V- to V |
| Shoshone (Power Plant to Grizzly Creek) | 531.0cfs | 1.7 Mi | III- to IV |
| Burns to Dotsero | 531.0cfs | 29.0 Mi | I to IV |
| Shoshone (Power Plant to Grizzly Creek) | 531.0cfs | 1.7 Mi | III- to IV |
| Avalanche Down | 54.5cfs | 12.0 Mi | III |
| Two Rivers to South Canyon | 1080.0cfs | 5.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Carbondale to Westbank (Pink to Black) | 329.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | II |
| Cemetery | 329.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| New Castle to Silt | 1080.0cfs | 7.6 Mi | II |
| South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 1080.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
| Riverbend (Tibbet's) to New Castle | 1080.0cfs | 3.25 Mi | II |