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The runs listed in the following sections match the order in the Dreamflows daily report. Please select from the following:
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General Information

The following lists the various flow sites reported by Dreamflows, and some whitewater runs associated with those sites.  This list isn't by any means exhaustive, but should provide a useful cross-listing.  Sites reported by Dreamflows appear against the left-hand margin in bold, while associated runs appear indented underneath.  Where available, gauge location information appears beneath the site name, while put-in and take-out locations appear to the right of the run.  The terms "above" and "below" mean "upstream from" and "downstream from", respectively, and distances are in river miles.

In general, the flow on any given run will differ to some extent from the reported flow for its gauge.  For example, the flow on the Chamberlain Falls run of the North American will usually be lower than the inflow at Clementine, since the run starts many miles upstream from Clementine (side creeks make up the difference).  For runs marked ***, the difference is likely to be radical.  Please consult a good white-water guidebook for information on how to estimate the actual flow on any given run.

Information on the runs listed below was taken from one (or more) of the following sources:

TagTitle and Author
AllAboutAll About Rivers (on online guide) - Brad Goettemoeller
AWAAmerican Whitewater
CRCColorado Rivers and Creeks, Second Edition - Gordon Banks and Dave Eckardt
NicholsRiver Runners' Guide to Utah and Adjacent Areas - Gary C. Nichols
WWWWestern Whitewater - Cassady, Cross and Calhoun
WorldWorld Whitewater - Jim Cassady and Dan Dunlap
HearsayOpinions expressed by humble river runners (not guidebook authors)

Almost all of the runs below have some basic information about the run: the length, the class, and a tag indicating which guidebook the information was taken from (see the above table for a list of tags).  The page numbers (where given) are for the specified edition of the guide. The class ratings listed here never include all the nuances in the guidebook.  Note very carefully that the information supplied here is intended only as an aid to selecting runs which might appeal to you.  Different authors rate runs differently, some runs have significant rapids and hazards not covered by the rating given here, and ratings change with flow.  Also, only a fraction of the information in the guidebooks is presented here.  PLEASE CONSULT AN APPLICABLE GUIDEBOOK before selecting a run to paddle.

Many of the runs listed below have links to web pages that describe the run and associated logistics.  Many also provide interesting photos.  Note: these are third-party web sites, though, and as such Dreamflows cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of the information provided; nor are the opinions expressed necessarily shared by Dreamflows.  Note also that for many runs, the logistical information is taken from a hardcopy book, even though there are one or more links to online pages as well.  This offers the reader multiple sources of run information.

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Utah Rivers

Colorado - Near CO-UT State Line
Gauge located at Knowles Canyon, 2.0 mi above the Colorado-Utah state line.
Colorado - Horsethief/Ruby Canyons (Loma Launch Site to Westwater Launch Site) (25 miles, II, CRC p78)
Colorado - Westwater Canyon (Westwater Launch Site to Cisco Launch Site) (17.2 miles, III, CRC p76)

Green - Near Jensen
Gauge located 500 ft above Cub Creek Rd bridge, 0.9 mi below Cub Creek, 13 mi above Jensen.
Green - Lodore, Whirlpool, Split Mountain Canyons (44 miles, III, WWW p222)

Colorado - Near Cisco
Gauge located 1.0 mi below Dolores River, 0.5 mi above Hwy-128 bridge at Dewey.
Colorado River - Cataract Canyon (96 miles, I to IV-, WWW p250)

Fremont - Near Caineville
Gauge located 2 mi below Pleasant Creek, 3 mi above Hwy-24 bridge, 3.6 mi above Sandy Creek.
Fremont - Torrey to Campground (9 miles, III to VI, Nichols p59)
Fremont - Campground to Waterfall (9 miles, II to III, Nichols p59)

San Juan - At Mexican Hat
Gauge located 0.3 mi below Gypsum Creek, 0.3 mi above Hwy-163 bridge at Mexican Hat.
San Juan - Lower Run (Bluff to Clay Hills) (84 miles, II, WWW p280)

No. Virgin - Near Springdale
Gauge located 1.0 mi above Zion entrance, 2 mi above Springdale.
North Virgin - End of Road to Watchman Campground (7 miles, III to V, Nichols p141)

Ogden - Below Pineview Res
Gauge located 0.7 mi below Pineview Reservoir, 1.7 mi above Hermitage.
Ogden - Canyon Section (5 miles, II to V, Nichols p96)
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Utah Links

USGS - Utah Real-Time Flow Index

This page was last updated Sat, Mar 8, 2008.

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