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 | 1870 cfs |
Gage Height | 3.3 ft |
Air Temperature | 83° |
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 |
---|---|---|
White River Above Coal Creek
USGS 09304200 |
360 cfs | 2.1 ft |
Castle Creek At Aspen
USGS 09075400 |
43 cfs | ft |
E Fork Terror Cr Blw Cottonwood Stomp Nr Bowie
USGS 09132985 |
0 cfs | ft |
Lake Creek Near Edwards
USGS 09067200 |
153 cfs | 1.5 ft |
North Fork Gunnison River Near Somerset
USGS 09132500 |
324 cfs | 2.1 ft |
Muddy Creek At Bardine
USGS 09131500 |
36 cfs | 3.9 ft |
Taylor River At Almont
USGS 09110000 |
425 cfs | 2.3 ft |
East River At Almont Co.
USGS 09112500 |
349 cfs | 3.5 ft |
Roaring Fork River Near Emma
USGS 09081000 |
826 cfs | 6.2 ft |
White River Below North Elk Creek Near Buford
USGS 09304115 |
552 cfs | 2.7 ft |
Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
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Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Lake | 35 | 10,475 ft | |||
McClure | 8 | 8,187 ft | |||
Bogan Flats | 36 | 7,609 ft | |||
Redstone | 17 | 7,299 ft | |||
Avalanche | 13 | 7,320 ft | |||
White Owl | 6 | 10,705 ft | |||
Trappers Lake | 35 | 9,747 ft | |||
Sweetwater Lake | 9 | 7,739 ft | |||
Supply Basin | 7 | 10,767 ft | |||
Coffee Pot Spring | 10 | 10,084 ft | |||
Himes Peak | 11 | 8,794 ft |
Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
---|---|---|---|
Sunlight Mountain Resort | 22" | 69° | 0" |
Snowmass | 30" | 63° | 0" |
Crested Butte Mountain Resort | 25" | 64° | 0" |
River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
---|---|---|---|
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Catherine Store Section | 401.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II to II+ |
Burns to Dotsero | 1870.0cfs | 29.0 Mi | I to IV |
Riverbend (Tibbet's) to New Castle | 2290.0cfs | 3.25 Mi | II |
Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park | 2290.0cfs | 0.25 Mi | II to IV- |
Shoshone (Power Plant to Grizzly Creek) | 1380.0cfs | 1.7 Mi | III- to IV |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Riverbend (Tibbet's) to New Castle | 2290.0cfs | 3.25 Mi | II |
Waterfall to Confluence | 401.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V- |
Cemetery | 901.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Shoshone (Power Plant to Grizzly Creek) | 1380.0cfs | 1.7 Mi | III- to IV |
New Castle to Silt | 2290.0cfs | 7.6 Mi | II |
Barrel Springs | 1870.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | IV+ to V+ |
Oh Be Joyful | 653.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V |
Barrel Springs | 1870.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | IV+ to V+ |
Avalanche Down | 528.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | III |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Crystal Mill Falls | 310.0cfs | None Mi | V- to V |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Two Rivers to South Canyon | 2290.0cfs | 5.0 Mi | II+ to III |
Carbondale to Westbank (Pink to Black) | 901.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | II |
Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park | 1380.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | II to III |
Bogan Canyon | 528.0cfs | 6.85 Mi | III to III+ |