Upper Ten Mile
When the upper section runs at flows above 800cfs, it is a solid V. Steep, lots of holes, and of course the menacing threat that if you swim you'll be swimming forever. Swims have gone as far as Frisco, 4 miles downstream. One season both clerks of the local kayak shop, located at the base of the Middle Ten Mile dislocated their shoulders on this run. And then there's the bridge. The bridge at officer's gulch cannot be run at most flows and there are few if any eddies. You'll need to stop at Officer's to scout an eddy above the bridge before putting on. That said, its tremendous fun.
Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Ten Mile Creek are between a bare minimum of 400cfs and a high of 1,000cfs.
River conditions sourced from USGS 09050100, the Tenmile Creek Bl North Tenmile C
Remember only watercraft are permitted
at Upper Ten Mile.
Run Stats
| Status | Too Low |
| Class Level | IV+ to V |
| Elevation | 9,111 ft |
| Run Length | 2.0 Mi |
| Streamflow Discharge | 25.4 cfs |
| Gage Height | 1.8 ft |
| Air Temperature | 69° |
| River | Ten Mile Creek |
| Reporting Streamgage |
Tenmile Creek Bl North Tenmile C
USGS 09050100 |
| Gauge | Streamflow | Stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Eagle River Near Minturn
USGS 09064600 |
50 cfs | 3.1 ft |
|
Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta
USGS 07083710 |
85 cfs | 3.0 ft |
|
Eagle R Bl Wastewater Treatment Plant At Avon
USGS 09067020 |
84 cfs | 2.8 ft |
|
South Fork Of Williams Fork Near Leal
USGS 09035900 |
10 cfs | 2.3 ft |
|
Ewing Ditch At Tennessee Pass
USGS 09062000 |
1 cfs | 0.1 ft |
|
Fraser River Blw Crooked Cr At Tabernash Co
USGS 09033300 |
130 cfs | 3.5 ft |
|
Elk Creek At Upper Station
USGS 09025300 |
0 cfs | 5.0 ft |
|
Berthoud Pass Ditch At Berthoud Pass
USGS 09021500 |
0 cfs | 0.1 ft |
|
Middle Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066300 |
0 cfs | 1.9 ft |
|
Clear Creek Near Lawson
USGS 06716500 |
44 cfs | 2.7 ft |
| Snotel Site | Snowpack | 24hr Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 |
1" | 0" |
|
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 |
1" | 1" |
|
Park Cone
SNOTEL 680 |
1" | 1" |
|
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 |
1" | 0" |
|
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 |
1" | 1" |
|
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 |
1" | 1" |
|
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 |
6" | 0" |
|
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 |
1" | 0" |
|
Kiln
SNOTEL 556 |
10" | 0" |
|
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 |
1" | 0" |
|
Brooklyn Lake
SNOTEL 367 |
1" | 0" |
|
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 |
1" | 0" |
|
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 |
1" | 0" |
|
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 |
1" | 1" |
|
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 |
1" | 0" |
|
Ivanhoe
SNOTEL 547 |
11" | 0" |
|
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 |
1" | 1" |
|
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 |
1" | 0" |
|
South Brush Creek
SNOTEL 772 |
1" | 0" |
| Campground | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry | 24 | 9,068 ft | |||
| Prospector | 107 | 9,105 ft | |||
| Fourmile | 14 | 10,824 ft | |||
| Prairie Point | 33 | 8,002 ft | |||
| Davis Springs | 7 | 7,984 ft | |||
| Pine Cove | 56 | 9,022 ft | |||
| Peak One | 74 | 9,030 ft | |||
| Williams Fork Reservoir - SWA | 24 | 7,848 ft | |||
| Weston Pass | 14 | 10,277 ft | |||
| Horseshoe | 19 | 10,538 ft | |||
| Sugar Loaf | 11 | 8,989 ft | |||
| Heaton Bay | 81 | 9,072 ft | |||
| Kite Lake | 5 | 12,043 ft | |||
| Gore Creek | 25 | 8,720 ft | |||
| Blue River | 24 | 8,472 ft | |||
| Mcdonald Flats | 13 | 7,955 ft |
| Ski Area | Snowpack | Air Temperature | 5 Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Basin | 1" | 51° | 0" |
| Keystone Resort | 1" | 59° | 0" |
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | -1" | 64° | 0" |
| SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch | 0" | 61° | 0" |
| Copper Mountain Resort | -1" | 64° | 0" |
| Loveland | 1" | 51° | 0" |
| Ski Cooper | 0" | 58° | 0" |
| Vail | 1" | 63° | 0" |
| River Run | Streamflow | Length | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Upper Gore Creek | 12.8cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Gore Canyon | 646.0cfs | 9.0 Mi | IV to V+ |
| Silverthorne Town Run | 39.4cfs | 0.5 Mi | II to III- |
| Milk Run | 130.0cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III- |
| Browns Canyon (Fisherman's Bridge to Stone Bridge) | 130.0cfs | 13.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Dowd Chute | 50.4cfs | 1.0 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Fractions | 130.0cfs | 7.0 Mi | III 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 |
| Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) | 103.0cfs | 0.25 Mi | II+ to III |
| Numbers | 130.0cfs | 4.9 Mi | III+ to IV+ |
| Upper Gore Creek | 12.8cfs | 4.0 Mi | II+ to III |
| Middle Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV |
| Lower Snake | 21.9cfs | 4.0 Mi | III to III+ |
| Upper-Upper Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 3.0 Mi | III+ to IV- |
| Lower Blue (Green Mountain to Spring Creek) | 159.0cfs | 3.8 Mi | II+ to III |
| Lower Ten Mile | 25.4cfs | 3.0 Mi | II to III |
| Pine Creek (Granite to Numbers) | 130.0cfs | 6.0 Mi | III+ to V- |
| Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) | 109.0cfs | 3.0 Mi | III to IV- |
| Clear Creek of the Arkansas | 11.0cfs | 2.5 Mi | IV+ to V- |
| Lower (Bottom Four) | 16.3cfs | 1.0 Mi | V to V+ |
| Buena Vista Whitewater Park | 130.0cfs | 1.0 Mi | II+ to III+ |