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 | 1350 cfs |
Gage Height | 2.7 ft |
Air Temperature | 88° |
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 |
---|---|---|
Castle Creek At Aspen
USGS 09075400 |
43 cfs | ft |
East River At Almont Co.
USGS 09112500 |
133 cfs | 2.9 ft |
Taylor River At Almont
USGS 09110000 |
281 cfs | 2.0 ft |
Yampa River Above Stagecoach Reservoir
USGS 09237450 |
53 cfs | 2.4 ft |
Fish Cr At Upper Sta Nr Steamboat Springs
USGS 09238900 |
12 cfs | 0.6 ft |
Hunter Creek Near Aspen
USGS 09074000 |
8 cfs | 1.1 ft |
North Fork Gunnison River Near Somerset
USGS 09132500 |
252 cfs | 2.0 ft |
North Fork Gunnison River Below Paonia
USGS 09134100 |
12 cfs | 0.4 ft |
Eagle River Below Gypsum
USGS 09070000 |
216 cfs | 4.4 ft |
North Fk Gunnison River Above Mouth Nr Lazear
USGS 09136100 |
76 cfs | 2.9 ft |
Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
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Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweetwater Lake | 9 | 7,739 ft | |||
McClure | 8 | 8,187 ft | |||
Supply Basin | 7 | 10,767 ft | |||
Trappers Lake | 35 | 9,747 ft | |||
Coffee Pot Spring | 10 | 10,084 ft | |||
Himes Peak | 11 | 8,794 ft | |||
Bogan Flats | 36 | 7,609 ft | |||
White Owl | 6 | 10,705 ft | |||
Avalanche | 13 | 7,320 ft | |||
Redstone | 17 | 7,299 ft | |||
Deep Lake | 35 | 10,475 ft |
Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
---|---|---|---|
Sunlight Mountain Resort | 22" | 73° | 0" |
Crested Butte Mountain Resort | 25" | 73° | 0" |
Snowmass | 30" | 68° | 0" |
River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
---|---|---|---|
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Barrel Springs | 1350.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | IV+ to V+ |
Shoshone (Power Plant to Grizzly Creek) | 1380.0cfs | 1.7 Mi | III- to IV |
Riverbend (Tibbet's) to New Castle | 2290.0cfs | 3.25 Mi | II |
Barrel Springs | 1350.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | IV+ to V+ |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
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 |
Bogan Canyon | 152.0cfs | 6.85 Mi | III to III+ |
Riverbend (Tibbet's) to New Castle | 2290.0cfs | 3.25 Mi | II |
Waterfall to Confluence | 401.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V- |
Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park | 1380.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | II to III |
New Castle to Silt | 2290.0cfs | 7.6 Mi | II |
Cemetery | 901.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
Burns to Dotsero | 1350.0cfs | 29.0 Mi | I to IV |
Catherine Store Section | 401.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II to II+ |
Two Rivers to South Canyon | 2290.0cfs | 5.0 Mi | II+ to III |
Oh Be Joyful | 653.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | V |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Avalanche Down | 152.0cfs | 12.0 Mi | III |
South Canyon to Riverbend (Tibbet's) | 2290.0cfs | 3.5 Mi | II to III |
Carbondale to Westbank (Pink to Black) | 901.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | II |
Crystal Mill Falls | 310.0cfs | None Mi | V- to V |