Silverthorne Town Run
At flows above 1,000cfs this can offer up fun play for locals via the fish weirs visible at lower water. While many surf options exist at these flows, there isn't one with a service eddy! Mind the bridge at these flows. Although this run can be done down to 250cfs it isn't recommended much below 400cfs due to negative interaction with fisherman in this crowded fishing section. You can also continue past the takeout all the way down to the putin for the upper blue for miles and miles of class II drifting with frequent low bridges.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Blue River are between a bare minimum of 400cfs and a high of 2,000cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 09046600, the Blue River Near Dillon
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Silverthorne Town Run.
Run Stats
| Status | Too Low |
| Class Level | II to III- |
| Elevation | 9,044 ft |
| Run Length | 0.5 Mi |
| Streamflow Discharge | 39.4 cfs |
| Gage Height | 4.4 ft |
| Air Temperature | 67° |
| River | Blue River |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Blue River Near Dillon
USGS 09046600 |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Williams Fork Below Steelman Creek
USGS 09035500 |
4 cfs | 3.0 ft |
|
Gore Creek At Upper Station
USGS 09065500 |
3 cfs | 2.1 ft |
|
Fraser River At Upper Sta
USGS 09022000 |
6 cfs | 0.7 ft |
|
St. Louis Creek Near Fraser
USGS 09026500 |
10 cfs | 1.4 ft |
|
Piney River Below Piney Lake
USGS 09058500 |
2 cfs | 3.0 ft |
|
Joe Wright Creek Below Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746110 |
40 cfs | 2.1 ft |
|
Clear Creek Abv West Fork Clear Creek Nr Empire Co
USGS 06715000 |
30 cfs | 3.7 ft |
|
Muddy Crk Blw Wolford Mtn Reser. Nr Kremmling
USGS 09041400 |
258 cfs | 5.7 ft |
|
Blue River Near Dillon
USGS 09046600 |
39 cfs | 4.4 ft |
|
Colorado River Bl Shadow Mountain Reservoir
USGS 09015000 |
36 cfs | 1.6 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 |
10" | 0" |
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
1" | 1" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
1" | 1" |
|
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 |
1" | 1" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
6" | 0" |
|
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 |
1" | 0" |
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
1" | 0" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
1" | 0" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
1" | 0" |
|
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 |
1" | 1" |
|
Brooklyn Lake
SNOTEL 367 |
1" | 0" |
|
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 |
1" | 1" |
|
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 |
1" | 0" |
|
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 |
1" | 0" |
|
South Brush Creek
SNOTEL 772 |
1" | 0" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
1" | 0" |
|
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 |
1" | 0" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
11" | 0" |
|
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 |
1" | 1" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek | 35 | 8,201 ft | |||
| Kite Lake | 5 | 12,043 ft | |||
| Lowry | 24 | 9,068 ft | |||
| Sugar Loaf | 11 | 8,989 ft | |||
| Fourmile | 14 | 10,824 ft | |||
| Blue River | 24 | 8,472 ft | |||
| Beaver Creek Unti - Hot Sulphur State Wildlife Area | 10 | 7,592 ft | |||
| Prospector | 107 | 9,105 ft | |||
| Pine Cove | 56 | 9,022 ft | |||
| Selkirk | 15 | 10,488 ft | |||
| Peak One | 74 | 9,030 ft | |||
| Heaton Bay | 81 | 9,072 ft | |||
| Horseshoe | 19 | 10,538 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain Resort | -1" | 64° | 0" |
| Arapahoe Basin | 1" | 51° | 0" |
| Keystone Resort | 1" | 59° | 0" |
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | -1" | 64° | 0" |
| Loveland | 1" | 51° | 0" |
| Ski Cooper | 0" | 58° | 0" |
| SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch | 0" | 61° | 0" |
| Vail | 1" | 63° | 0" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 103.0cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Upper Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 130.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
| Lower Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Gore Canyon | 646.0cfs | 9.0 Mi | IV to V+ |
| Lower Snake | 21.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Numbers | 130.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Middle Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 109.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Silverthorne Town Run | 39.4cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
| Upper Gore Creek | 12.8cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Fractions | 130.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 11.0cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
| Milk Run | 130.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Upper Gore Creek | 12.8cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 130.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |