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Arizona Rivers

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Dreamflows created and maintained as a free service by Chris Shackleton, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

Colorado Rivers								WED		TUE		MON
						Time		06/19/13		06/18/13		06/17/13	BBS		Comments
Yampa		At Steamboat Springs				noon		675		750		825
Yampa		Near Maybell				noon		2,400		2,600		2,900			Water 62°F
Yampa		At Deerlodge Park				noon		2,000		2,300		2,700			Water 63°F
Colorado		Near Kremmling				noon		460		500		525			Water 64°F
Colorado		Near Dotsero				noon		2,800		2,800		3,000
Colorado		Near CO-UT State Line				noon		5,500		6,000		6,500			Water 66°F
Eagle		At Red Cliff				noon		68		74		81
Eagle		Near Minturn				noon		300		320		350
Eagle		Below Gypsum				noon		1,750		1,750		1,850
Castle Creek		At Aspen				noon		185		190		200
Roaring Fork		Below Maroon Creek				noon		750		775		825
Fryingpan		Near Thomasville				noon		220		210		230
Roaring Fork		At Glenwood Springs				noon		2,300		2,400		2,450			Water 53°F
Crystal		Above Avalanche Creek				noon		775		825		825
Gunnison		Below Gunnison Tunnel				noon		300		300		300
San Juan		At Pagosa Springs				noon		210		215		245
Animas		At Durango				noon		490		525		600
North Platte		Near Northgate				noon		825		925		1,000
South Platte		Near Lake George				noon		145		140		125
No. South Platte		At Grant				noon		370		370		380
Clear Creek		At Golden				noon		675		675		750
Boulder Creek		Near Orodell				noon		260		260		270
South Boulder Cr		Below Gross Reservoir				noon		500		550		525
Cache La Poudre		At Canyon Mouth				noon		1,100		1,250		1,450
Lake Creek		Above Twin Lakes Res				noon		625		400		900
Clear Creek		Above Clear Creek Res				noon		160		170		175
Arkansas		Below Granite				n/a									Site currently not operational
Arkansas		Near Nathrop				n/a									Site currently not operational
Arkansas		At Parkdale				n/a									Site currently not operational
Rio Grande		Near Lobatos				noon		50		43		50			Water 61°F
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Utah Rivers								WED		TUE		MON
						Time		06/19/13		06/18/13		06/17/13	BBS		Comments
Colorado		Near CO-UT State Line				noon		5,500		6,000		6,500			Water 66°F
Green		Near Jensen				noon		4,400		4,900		5,500			Water 66°F
Green		At Ouray				noon		4,500		5,250		5,500
Green		At Green River				noon		6,250		7,250		8,250			Falling 21 cfs/hr
Colorado		Near Cisco				noon		6,000		6,750		7,250			Water 68°F
Colorado		In Cataract Canyon				noon		14,000		15,500		17,500	2011		Falling 23 cfs/hr
Fremont		Near Caineville				n/a									Site currently not operational
Escalante		Near Escalante				noon		0		0		0
San Juan		At Mexican Hat				noon		460		500		330			Water 74°F
No. Virgin		Near Springdale				noon		32		31		32
Ogden		Below Pineview Res				noon		24		23		29
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Arizona Rivers								WED		TUE		MON
						Time		06/19/13		06/18/13		06/17/13	BBS		Comments
Colorado		Near Lees Ferry				noon		14,500		14,500		14,500			Water 49°F
Colorado		Above Diamond Creek				noon		17,000		15,500		16,000
Lower Colorado		Below Hoover Dam				noon		17,500		24,500		23,000
Salt		At Salt River Canyon				noon		110		110		110
Salt		Above Roosevelt Lake				noon		125		125		125
Verde		Near Camp Verde				noon		29		28		23
Verde		Above Horseshoe Reservoir				noon		75		87		110
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New Mexico Rivers								WED		TUE		MON
						Time		06/19/13		06/18/13		06/17/13	BBS		Comments
Rio Grande		Near Cerro				noon		80		88		96
Rio Grande		Below Taos Junction Br				noon		235		240		260
Rio Chama		Below El Vado Dam				noon		700		700		700
Gila		Near Gila				noon		16		18		19
Gila		Near Redrock				noon		9		10		9
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Other Dreamflows Reports

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

• 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) and 'BRT' (gauge is Below Rating Table).

• 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. 

• 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 river-levels page.  The Comments link (red, last column, if present) points to a corresponding bulletin board entry.

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 projections by the operating utility are usually reliable, but even so the scheduled 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  Informal projections by the operating utility 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.

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