Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			FRI	THU	WED

Colorado Rivers		Time	10/16/26	10/15/26	10/14/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	420	430	410		Water 49°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	675	675	600		Water 49°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,400	5,250	3,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 54°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,900	1,900	1,900		Water 50°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	120	135	105		Water 49°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	370	420	140		Water 49°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	2,600	2,600	205		Water 46°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	6,000	3,000	2,500		Water 48°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	8	8	7		Water 42°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	36	43	35		Water 41°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	130	125	120
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	115	140	125		Water 43°F
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	575	675	575		Water 48°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	125	155	170
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	215	260	210
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	88	350	525		Water 51°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	195	220	340
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	875	1,450	2,700
Animas	At Silverton	noon	155	165	190
Animas	At Durango	noon	1,750	2,100	2,400		Water 46°F
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	70	60	41
South Platte	Near Lake George	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
No. South Platte	At Grant	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Clear Creek	At Golden	noon	62	67	74
No. Saint Vrain Cr	Above Buttonrock Res	n/a					Site currently not operational
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
South Boulder Cr	Above Gross Reservoir	noon	27	31	41
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	66	68	62
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	29	42	47
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	38	42	51
Arkansas	Below Granite	n/a					Seasonal site, currently not reporting
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	n/a					Site currently not operational
Arkansas	At Parkdale	n/a					Seasonal site, currently not reporting
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	28	21	22		Water 51°F
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Utah Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
Utah Rivers		Time	10/16/26	10/15/26	10/14/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,900	1,900	1,900		Water 50°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	2,600	2,600	205		Water 46°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	6,000	3,000	2,500		Water 48°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	1,950	1,950	2,900
Green	At Green River	noon	4,600	4,900	3,800		Water 55°F + Falling 23 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	5,500	5,750	4,800
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	74	225	105		Water 51°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,400	5,250	3,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 54°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	4,500	5,000	3,200		Water 55°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	6,250	4,600	3,900
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	11,500	10,000	8,000	2011	Rising 66 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	105	195	185
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	0	3	43
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	4,800	4,800	4,400		Water 54°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	52	57	69		Water 53°F
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	115	145	250		Falling 5 cfs/hr
Weber	At Gateway	noon	70	79	95
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	31	40	40
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	110	115	125
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Arizona Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
Arizona Rivers		Time	10/16/26	10/15/26	10/14/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	7,250	7,250	7,000		Buy the Guidebook + Water 64°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	250	44	16
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	7,000	7,500	8,250		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	115	145	250		Falling 5 cfs/hr
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon		1,400	1,650		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	67	76	87
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	78	89	99
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	650	775	550	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	700	875	500
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	150	260	750
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	19	19	19
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	79	135	340
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	85	155	360		Water 55°F + Falling 7 cfs/hr
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	1,300	2,300	6,250
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	58	71	120
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	195	340	725		Falling 5 cfs/hr
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	1,600	3,000	9,250
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New Mexico Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
New Mexico Rivers		Time	10/16/26	10/15/26	10/14/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	28	21	22		Water 51°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	52	57	58
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	185	195	190
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	51	56	55
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	92	115	155
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	41	61	63
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	170	250	260
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	155	235	200
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	240	210	125
Gila	Near Gila	noon	190	205	235	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	67	76	87
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	78	89	99
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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.