Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			SAT	FRI	THU

Colorado Rivers		Time	04/27/24	04/26/24	04/25/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	1,900	1,850	1,700		Water 43°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	3,500	3,600	3,400		Water 46°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	8,250	8,000	7,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 53°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,650	1,650	1,650		Water 42°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	1,600	1,600	1,500		Water 42°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	6,000	6,000	5,250		Water 46°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	8,750	8,500	7,000		Water 49°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	10,000	9,000	7,750		Water 53°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	55	63	64		Water 35°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	200	230	240		Water 35°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	750	850	875
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	260	280	300
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	noon	140	155	185
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	1,400	1,500	1,600		Water 43°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	360	440	470
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	625	625	625
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	noon	49	49	49
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	78	77	74		Water 55°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	250	280	340
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	900	1,100	1,350
Animas	At Silverton	noon	105	130	155
Animas	At Durango	noon	1,000	1,250	1,600
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	1,450	1,350	1,200
South Platte	Near Lake George	noon	150	140	140
No. South Platte	At Grant	noon	43	43	44
Clear Creek	At Golden	noon	205	155	155
No. Saint Vrain Cr	Above Buttonrock Res	n/a					Site currently not operational
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell	noon	82	50	53
South Boulder Cr	Above Gross Reservoir	noon	115	96	95
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	8	7	7
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	noon	600	550	450
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	59	66	49
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	35	36	31
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	725	500	350
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	875	650	575
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	750	625	500
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	575	600	500		Water 52°F
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Utah Rivers			SAT	FRI	THU
Utah Rivers		Time	04/27/24	04/26/24	04/25/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,650	1,650	1,650		Water 42°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	8,750	8,500	7,000		Water 49°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	10,000	9,000	7,750		Water 53°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	8,500	7,000	6,250
Green	At Green River	noon	7,750	6,750	6,500		Water 60°F + Rising 19 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	6,750	6,500	7,000
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	49	43	49		Water 59°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	8,250	8,000	7,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 53°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	9,250	9,000	8,000		Water 56°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	8,250	7,500	6,500
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	15,000	14,000	13,500	2011	Rising 105 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	49	46	50
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	7	9	10
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	1,650	1,200	1,050		Water 58°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	260	290	310
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	440	380	360		Rising 5 cfs/hr
Weber	At Gateway	noon	1,900	2,000	1,750
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	390	390	270
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	650	750	775		Falling 5 cfs/hr
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Arizona Rivers			SAT	FRI	THU
Arizona Rivers		Time	04/27/24	04/26/24	04/25/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	9,250	10,000	10,000		Buy the Guidebook + Water 50°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	86	105	120
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	11,000	11,000	11,000		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	440	380	360		Rising 5 cfs/hr
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	4,100	8,500	6,750		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	290	300	300
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	320	340	370		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	1,200	1,400	1,550	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	1,550	1,750	1,900
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	54	52	57
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	15	15	15
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	71	69	69
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	36	33	32
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	95	90	86
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	48	46	45
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	32	31	31
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	190	180	175
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New Mexico Rivers			SAT	FRI	THU
New Mexico Rivers		Time	04/27/24	04/26/24	04/25/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	575	600	500		Water 52°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	575	525	470
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	1,100	1,000	925
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	410	380	430
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	240	260	290
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	550	650	725
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	1,300	1,500	1,950
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	1,450	1,450	1,400
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	1,550	1,600	1,550
Gila	Near Gila	noon	245	250	270	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	290	300	300
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	320	340	370		Falling 2 cfs/hr
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Key to Symbols

External report links: clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the same flow site on the Realtime report. Similarly, clicking on the icon (if one exists) selects the same flow site on the Fantasy Flows report.
Flow colors: 15 frozen, 15 low, 15 okay, 15 high, 15 unknown. The values that determine if a flow is marked "low", "okay" or "high" are available on the Trigger Levels page. Note: these colors give a general, catch-all classification for the flow at each location, as an aid to selecting potential runs. However, flow ranges are very subjective, particularly with respect to craft type, so be sure to consult a guidebook before selecting a run. Note also that a "low" or "high" classification means just that - "low" or "high". Whether or not it also means "unrunnable" depends on how low or high, your craft type, and your skill level - many rivers are routinely run at flows that are generally considered "low" or "high".
All flows are in 'cfs' (cubic feet per second) unless otherwise stated. Other units are 'ft' (gauge height in feet) and 'in' (gauge height in inches). Special symbols are 'ART' (gauge is Above Rating Table), 'BRT' (gauge is Below Rating Table) and 'BKW' (gauge is affected by backwater from a nearby reservoir or stream).
Flows marked are considered by some to be at or near optimum for at least one run served by this flow site. The values used to determine which flows are marked "optimum" are available on the Trigger Levels page.
Paddle out colors: 123.45ft indicates paddle out to the "usual" take-out is less than 1/4 of a mile; 123.45ft moderate; 123.45ft 1.5 miles or longer. Computations use reservoir elevation, and should give a fair idea of paddle out on the reservoir. Note: the computed start-of-paddle-out point is where the river meets the reservoir. Since the current won't stop immediately, expect the effective paddle out to be somewhat less than specified.
Weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy/foggy, cloudy/foggy, rain, snow, smoky, windy, unknown. Note: these icons should give you a general idea of tomorrow's weather prediction for each location - but there is no substitute for clicking on the icon and getting the full NOAA weather report.
BBS icons: - see the help page.
Clicking on any brown, blue or red link yields additional information or functionality. The River Name link (brown, first column) points to the corresponding Dreamflows Cross-Listing entry for this site. The Flow Location link (blue, second column) points to the corresponding flow graph for this site. The Estimate link (red, second column, if present) links to the flow-estimates feedback page.

Estimate Information

All flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates - which means they may well be incorrect. For this reason, don't undertake expensive or time-consuming trips based solely on the estimate (or if you do, accept the possibility of being skunked). Always try to confirm the sanity of the estimate by means of rainfall, snowpack, similar flows in similar drainages, word of mouth, etc.

Note 1 Confidence information appearing in the Comments column of the report means Dreamflows calculated the flow using a statistically-derived model. In that case, two things. Firstly, that confidence information is theoretical - it's based on the available historical data, which may or may not cover the current water year type. Secondly, a confidence of (say) 85% sounds wonderful, but don't forget that also means there's a 15% chance the actual flow will be outside the given range. You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 2 Reservoir calculations are based on storage change. Though useful indicators of flow trends, they can at times be amazingly inaccurate, especially if the reservoir is large. See the Dreamflows FAQ for details.

Note 3 When gauge height is available but river flow is not, where possible, Dreamflows converts gauge height to river flow using a rating table. The rating table used is the most currently-available, but still usually out-of-date, so the reported flow will probably be inaccurate to some extent. You can report the accuracy of an estimate by visiting the river-levels webpage.

Note 4 Good-faith scheduled releases are marked (sched) and are usually reliable, but even so the releases might not occur, or be different than projected. Reasons for this include (but are not limited to) operational, health, safety and legal.

Note 5 Short-term planned releases are marked (pred) and are usually fairly reliable, however they can (and sometimes do) change radically without notice. It's good to take these predictions with a grain of salt.

Helpful Dreamflows Links

The Dreamflows Bulletin Board and the Dreamflows Notes page report useful river information such as hazards, releases, access issues, etc. A given posting may be on one but not the other, so be sure to visit both.
The FAQ page answers some common questions.
Dreamflows Alerts is a free service with additional features. It will alert you when rivers of your choice are running.

Other Dreamflows Reports

This report is also available in CSV format. See CSV Conversions to load reports into Microsoft Excel, etc.

A complete list of available reports and report formats is available on the River Flow Reports page.