Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			SUN	SAT	FRI

Colorado Rivers		Time	12/08/24	12/07/24	12/06/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	500	480	500
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	850	875	875		Water 32°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	2,900	3,000	3,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 35°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	950	950	950
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Green	Near Jensen	noon	1,850	1,850	1,850		Water 35°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	215	195	175
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	500	480	500		Water 33°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	52	45	48
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	450	450	450
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	94	94	97
Animas	At Silverton	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Animas	At Durango	noon	215	215	215
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
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	47	33	38
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	n/a					Seasonal site, currently not reporting
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	68	68	69
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	avg			49
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	n/a					Seasonal site, currently not reporting
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	380	390	400		Water 36°F
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Utah Rivers			SUN	SAT	FRI
Utah Rivers		Time	12/08/24	12/07/24	12/06/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	950	950	950
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Green	Near Jensen	noon	1,850	1,850	1,850		Water 35°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	1,750	1,750	1,700
Green	At Green River	noon	2,300	2,300	1,900		Water 33°F + Rising 27 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	2,050	1,700	1,700
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	2,900	3,000	3,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 35°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	2,900	3,000	3,000		Water 35°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	2,900	2,900	2,900
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	4,700	4,600	4,600	2011	Rising 17 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	150	175	170
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	750	775	775		Water 37°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	61	62	63
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	74	72	78
Weber	At Gateway	noon	58	57	57
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	13	13	13
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	52	52	52
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Arizona Rivers			SUN	SAT	FRI
Arizona Rivers		Time	12/08/24	12/07/24	12/06/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	8,500	9,750	11,000		Buy the Guidebook + Water 55°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	0	0	0
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	10,500	11,000	11,000		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	74	72	78
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	1,450	1,450	1,550		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	53	51	50
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	45	45	48
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	115	115	115	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	185	180	180
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	6	6	5
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	20	20	21
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	70	69	70
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	40	40	40
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	165	160	160
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	62	62	62
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	20	19	20
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	225	225	225
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New Mexico Rivers			SUN	SAT	FRI
New Mexico Rivers		Time	12/08/24	12/07/24	12/06/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	380	390	400		Water 36°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	420	430	440
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	600	625	625
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	30	35	33
Rio Chama	Above Chama	n/a					Seasonal site, currently not reporting
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	n/a					Seasonal site, currently not reporting
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	Frozen	Frozen	Frozen
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	110	110	110
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	92	110	115
Gila	Near Gila	noon	65	65	67	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	53	51	50
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	45	45	48
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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.