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 | 219 cfs |
Gage Height | 5.4 ft |
Air Temperature | 69° |
River | Blue River |
Reporting Streamgage |
Blue River Near Dillon
USGS 09046600 |
Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
---|---|---|
Joe Wright Creek Below Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746110 |
60 cfs | 2.3 ft |
Fraser River At Upper Sta
USGS 09022000 |
33 cfs | 1.4 ft |
Leavenworth Creek @ Mouth Nr Georgetown
USGS 06714800 |
22 cfs | 3.9 ft |
Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass
USGS 09034900 |
34 cfs | 3.6 ft |
Arkansas River Below Granite
USGS 07087050 |
796 cfs | 12.5 ft |
South Clear Creek Abv Lower Cabin Creek Reservoir
USGS 06714400 |
16 cfs | 5.5 ft |
Columbine Ditch Near Fremont Pass
USGS 09061500 |
16 cfs | 0.8 ft |
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 |
204 cfs | 8.5 ft |
Illinois Creek Near Rand
USGS 06617500 |
188 cfs | 3.2 ft |
St. Louis Creek Near Fraser
USGS 09026500 |
62 cfs | 1.9 ft |
Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
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Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue River | 24 | 8,472 ft | |||
Willow Creek | 35 | 8,201 ft | |||
Sugar Loaf | 11 | 8,989 ft | |||
Kite Lake | 5 | 12,043 ft | |||
Selkirk | 15 | 10,488 ft | |||
Fourmile | 14 | 10,824 ft | |||
Pine Cove | 56 | 9,022 ft | |||
Prospector | 107 | 9,105 ft | |||
Beaver Creek Unti - Hot Sulphur State Wildlife Area | 10 | 7,592 ft | |||
Lowry | 24 | 9,068 ft | |||
Heaton Bay | 81 | 9,072 ft | |||
Peak One | 74 | 9,030 ft | |||
Horseshoe | 19 | 10,538 ft |
Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
---|---|---|---|
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch | 57" | 47° | 6.06" |
Loveland | 57" | 54° | 21.7" |
Arapahoe Basin | 57" | 54° | 21.7" |
Keystone Resort | 36" | 60° | 24.66" |
Ski Cooper | 29" | 58° | 17.23" |
Breckenridge Ski Resort | 48" | 60° | 15.68" |
Vail | 40" | 62° | 12.35" |
Copper Mountain Resort | 48" | 60° | 15.68" |
River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
---|---|---|---|
Middle Ten Mile | 60.5cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Lower Snake | 14.2cfs | 4.0 Mi | III to III+ |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 60.5cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
Upper Gore Creek | 56.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 179.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 796.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |
Milk Run | 183.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |
Lower Ten Mile | 60.5cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
Gore Canyon | 552.0cfs | 9.0 Mi | IV to V+ |
Silverthorne Town Run | 42.4cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 183.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Numbers | 183.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 55.7cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 97.6cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
Upper Ten Mile | 60.5cfs | 2.0 Mi | IV+ to V |
Upper Gore Creek | 56.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
Fractions | 183.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III to III+ |
Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 12.9cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |