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UPPER NORTH FORK

Whitewater River Run





Colorado • Cache La Poudre River

Upper North Fork

Class IV+ TO V- • Easy

0 CFS

Too Low
47°, Sunny And Breezy Then Sunny

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Cache La Poudre River are between a bare minimum of 250cfs and a high of 1,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 06751150, the N Frk Cache La Poudre R Blw Halligan Res Nr V Dal Remember only watercraft are permitted at Upper North Fork.

Status Too Low
Class Level IV+ to V-
Elevation 6,288 ft
Run Length 9.0 Mi
Gradient 60 FPM
Streamflow Discharge 0.0 cfs
Gage Height 1.3 ft
Reporting Streamgage N Frk Cache La Poudre R Blw Halligan Res Nr V Dal
USGS 06751150

Nearby Snowpack and Water Data

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Vasquez Creek At Winter Park
USGS 09025000 		9 cfs 1.6 ft
Willow Creek Below Willow Creek Reservoir
USGS 09021000 		7 cfs 2.5 ft
Big Dry Creek At Westminster
USGS 06720820 		2 cfs 1.5 ft
St. Vrain Creek Below Longmont
USGS 06725450 		-999,999 cfs ft
Grand Lake Outlet Blw Chipmunk Ln At Grand Lk
USGS 09014050 		34 cfs 8.6 ft
Sand Creek At Colorado-Wyoming State Line
USGS 06659580 		3 cfs 0.5 ft
Colorado R Below Baker Gulch
USGS 09010500 		105 cfs 5.7 ft
Elk Creek At Upper Station
USGS 09025300 		0 cfs 4.9 ft
Big Dry Creek At Mouth Near Fort Lupton
USGS 06720990 		43 cfs 4.8 ft
Colorado River Below Lake Granby
USGS 09019000 		21 cfs 3.2 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 		33" 0"
Roach
SNOTEL 718 		54" -1"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 		36" 0"
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 		49" -1"
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122 		31" 0"
Copeland Lake
SNOTEL 412 		24" -2"
Crow Creek
SNOTEL 1045 		21" -1"
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 		18" 0"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 		53" -2"
Fool Creek
SNOTEL 1186 		40" 0"
Lake Eldora
SNOTEL 564 		33" -1"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 		64" -2"
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 		41" 0"
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123 		45" 0"
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 		53" -1"
fort collins
SNOTEL FORC2 		3" 0"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 		43" -1"
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 		69" 0"
Reno Hill
SNOTEL 716 		44" -1"
Laprele Creek
SNOTEL 571 		35" 0"
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 		47" -1"
Wild Basin
SNOTEL 1042 		41" -1"
University Camp
SNOTEL 838 		40" 0"
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 		32" 0"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		32" -1"
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 		11" 0"
Windy Peak
SNOTEL 872 		30" -2"
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 		60" -1"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 		48" -1"
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 		31" -1"
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 		35" -1"
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 		33" 0"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 		56" -1"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Dutch George 20 6,520 ft
Kelly Flats 29 6,751 ft
Tom Bennett 10 8,963 ft
Tie City 15 8,528 ft
Dowdy Lake 70 8,176 ft
Lower Narrows 8 6,470 ft
Yellow Pine 19 8,338 ft
Vedauwoo 28 8,288 ft
Aspenglen - Rocky Mountain National Park 51 8,227 ft
Ansel Watrous 16 5,839 ft
West Lake 36 8,254 ft
Jacks Gulch 56 8,100 ft
Stove Prairie 9 6,068 ft
Narrows 5 6,470 ft
Mountain Park 54 6,678 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 53" 33° 1.23"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Lower North Fork 182.0cfs 11.0 Mi III
SSV - Confluence to Picnic Grounds 37.8cfs 5.0 Mi V to V+
Upper North Fork 27.7cfs 9.0 Mi IV+ to V-
Upper Narrows 182.0cfs 0.5 Mi V- to V+
Filter Plant 3.92cfs None Mi II to III+
Steven's Gulch to Bridges Take Out 182.0cfs 12.0 Mi III- to IV+
Big South 50.8cfs 12.0 Mi V to V+
October Hole 37.8cfs None Mi II
Spencer Heights 182.0cfs 2.5 Mi V- to V
Gnar Section 405.0cfs 1.0 Mi V+
Rustic (Upper) 182.0cfs 20.0 Mi III to III+
Main Section 55.3cfs 3.0 Mi IV+ to V
Lower Narrows 182.0cfs 0.5 Mi V- to V+
Filter Plant 3.92cfs None Mi II to III+
Middle Narrows 182.0cfs 1.0 Mi IV to V-
NSV 37.8cfs 13.0 Mi V+

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