Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			THU	WED	TUE

Colorado Rivers		Time	04/25/24	04/24/24	04/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	1,700	1,550	1,400		Water 47°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	3,400	2,900	2,600		Water 50°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	7,000	6,250	5,750	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 58°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,650	950	925		Water 43°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	1,500	1,350	1,250		Water 45°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	5,250	4,700	4,200		Water 51°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	7,000	6,000	5,000		Water 53°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	7,750	6,750	6,250		Water 56°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	64	51	46		Water 42°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	240	180	160		Water 41°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	875	650	600
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	300	230	195
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	noon	185	160	160
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	1,600	1,300	1,150		Water 48°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	470	380	310
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	625	625	625
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	noon	49	50	50
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	74	74	79		Water 60°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	340	300	260
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	1,350	1,300	1,000
Animas	At Silverton	noon	155	120	105
Animas	At Durango	noon	1,600	1,350	1,100
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	1,200	1,050	925
South Platte	Near Lake George	noon	140	140	135
No. South Platte	At Grant	noon	44	39	39
Clear Creek	At Golden	noon	155	125	115
No. Saint Vrain Cr	Above Buttonrock Res	n/a					Site currently not operational
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell	noon	53	46	46
South Boulder Cr	Above Gross Reservoir	noon	95	76	62
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	7	7	7
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	noon	450	280	250
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	49	73	54
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	31	29	25
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	350	310	300
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	575	470	440
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	500	470	410
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	500	460	370		Water 55°F
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Utah Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
Utah Rivers		Time	04/25/24	04/24/24	04/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,650	950	925		Water 43°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	7,000	6,000	5,000		Water 53°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	7,750	6,750	6,250		Water 56°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	6,250	5,750	5,750
Green	At Green River	noon	6,500	6,750	7,250		Water 62°F + Falling 14 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	7,000	7,250	8,250
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	49	48	52		Water 63°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	7,000	6,250	5,750	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 58°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	8,000	7,000	6,250		Water 60°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	6,500	6,000	5,750
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	13,500	14,000	14,500	2011	Rising 28 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	50	47	56
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	10	4	4
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	1,050	875	900		Water 63°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	310	310	300
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	360	320	310
Weber	At Gateway	noon	1,750	1,600	1,500
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	270	260	155
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	775	675	600		Falling 11 cfs/hr
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Arizona Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
Arizona Rivers		Time	04/25/24	04/24/24	04/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	10,500	10,500	10,500		Buy the Guidebook + Water 50°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	120	125	160
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	11,000	11,000	9,500		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	360	320	310
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	6,750	6,250	8,750		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	300	290	290
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	370	370	350
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	1,550	1,650	1,650	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	1,900	1,900	1,950
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	57	57	59
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	15	16	16
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	61	60	61
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	29	29	30
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	86	82	87
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	45	45	48
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	31	32	32
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	175	180	190
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New Mexico Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
New Mexico Rivers		Time	04/25/24	04/24/24	04/23/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	500	460	370		Water 55°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	470	420	410
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	925	825	825
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	430	410	420
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	290	260	270
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	725	700	625
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	1,950	1,750	1,500
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	1,400	1,400	1,400
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	1,550	1,500	1,750
Gila	Near Gila	noon	270	270	260	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	300	290	290
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	370	370	350
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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.