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UPPER NORTH FORK

Whitewater River Run





Colorado • Cache La Poudre River

Upper North Fork

Class IV+ TO V- • Easy

1 CFS

Too Low
32°, Mostly Sunny Then Chance Snow

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 0.8 cfs
Gage Height 1.4 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
Laramie R Bl Pioneer Canal Nr Woods Landing
USGS 06659502 		1,010 cfs 3.2 ft
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 		11 cfs 6.8 ft
Buckhorn Creek Near Masonville
USGS 06739500 		4 cfs 6.5 ft
St. Vrain Creek At Mouth
USGS 06731000 		113 cfs 1.4 ft
Boulder Cr At North 75Th St Nr Boulder
USGS 06730200 		9 cfs 4.0 ft
Cache La Poudre River At Fort Collins
USGS 06752260 		40 cfs 1.0 ft
Grand River Ditch At La Poudre Pass
USGS 09010000 		-999 cfs -0.1 ft
St Vrain Cr Blw Boulder Cr At Hwy 119 Nr Longmont
USGS 06730525 		102 cfs 9.8 ft
Joe Wright Creek Above Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746095 		2 cfs 4.2 ft
South Platte River At Henderson
USGS 06720500 		295 cfs 3.7 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Roach
SNOTEL 718 		63" -3"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		43" -1"
Crow Creek
SNOTEL 1045 		25" -2"
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 		64" 0"
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 		39" 1"
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123 		63" -3"
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 		52" 0"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 		69" -2"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 		49" -2"
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 		79" -5"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 		71" -1"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 		68" -1"
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 		43" -1"
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 		60" 0"
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 		64" -1"
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 		20" -1"
University Camp
SNOTEL 838 		52" -1"
Reno Hill
SNOTEL 716 		62" -2"
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 		75" -2"
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 		51" -2"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 		66" -1"
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 		49" 1"
fort collins
SNOTEL FORC2 		1" None"
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 		29" 0"
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 		57" -1"
Copeland Lake
SNOTEL 412 		18" -1"
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 		45" -1"
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122 		44" 0"
Laprele Creek
SNOTEL 571 		43" -2"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 		63" -1"
Windy Peak
SNOTEL 872 		37" 0"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Aspenglen - Rocky Mountain National Park 51 8,227 ft
West Lake 36 8,254 ft
Tie City 15 8,528 ft
Lower Narrows 8 6,470 ft
Dutch George 20 6,520 ft
Jacks Gulch 56 8,100 ft
Kelly Flats 29 6,751 ft
Vedauwoo 28 8,288 ft
Ansel Watrous 16 5,839 ft
Yellow Pine 19 8,338 ft
Dowdy Lake 70 8,176 ft
Tom Bennett 10 8,963 ft
Stove Prairie 9 6,068 ft
Mountain Park 54 6,678 ft
Narrows 5 6,470 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 68" 21° 3.32"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Lower North Fork 182.0cfs 11.0 Mi III
Big South 50.8cfs 12.0 Mi V to V+
October Hole 37.8cfs None Mi II
SSV - Confluence to Picnic Grounds 37.8cfs 5.0 Mi V to V+
Main Section 55.3cfs 3.0 Mi IV+ to V
Middle Narrows 182.0cfs 1.0 Mi IV to V-
NSV 37.8cfs 13.0 Mi V+
Spencer Heights 182.0cfs 2.5 Mi V- to V
Upper Narrows 182.0cfs 0.5 Mi V- to V+
Lower Narrows 182.0cfs 0.5 Mi V- to V+
Upper North Fork 27.7cfs 9.0 Mi IV+ to V-
Steven's Gulch to Bridges Take Out 182.0cfs 12.0 Mi III- to IV+
Rustic (Upper) 182.0cfs 20.0 Mi III to III+
Filter Plant 3.92cfs None Mi II to III+
Filter Plant 3.92cfs None Mi II to III+
Gnar Section 405.0cfs 1.0 Mi V+

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