Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			THU	WED	TUE

Colorado Rivers		Time	05/09/24	05/08/24	05/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	1,950	2,150	2,300		Water 42°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	3,200	3,600	3,800		Water 42°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	7,000	7,750	7,750	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 52°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	875	875	875		Water 45°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	925	1,050	1,150		Water 41°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	3,500	4,000	4,700		Water 42°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	4,800	5,750	5,250		Water 43°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	7,000	7,500	6,000		Water 46°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	49	55	61		Water 39°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	140	155	190		Water 39°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	575	625	725
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	175	195	245		Water 41°F
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	noon	120	125	120
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	875	975	1,100		Water 45°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	215	245	280
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	625	600	625
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	noon	49	49	49
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	57	60	59		Water 58°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	190	190	200
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	750	675	725
Animas	At Silverton	noon	77	79	87
Animas	At Durango	noon	825	775	825		Water 47°F
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	650	700	700
South Platte	Near Lake George	noon	93	96	115
No. South Platte	At Grant	noon	42	44	43
Clear Creek	At Golden	noon	150	165	165
No. Saint Vrain Cr	Above Buttonrock Res	n/a					Site currently not operational
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell	noon	46	50	50
South Boulder Cr	Above Gross Reservoir	noon	115	125	125
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	45	31	31
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	noon	440	460	500
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	76	72	130
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	29	29	33
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	525	420	440
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	675	600	600
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	600	650	800
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	430	460	525		Water 51°F
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Utah Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
Utah Rivers		Time	05/09/24	05/08/24	05/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	875	875	875		Water 45°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	4,800	5,750	5,250		Water 43°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	7,000	7,500	6,000		Water 46°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	6,750	5,500	5,250
Green	At Green River	noon	6,250	6,250	6,750		Water 56°F + Rising 4 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	6,500	7,000	7,500
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	86	85	84		Water 55°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	7,000	7,750	7,750	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 52°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	7,500	8,250	7,750		Water 54°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	7,750	7,750	7,000
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	14,500	15,000	14,500	2011	Falling 25 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	47	40	43
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	5	5	7
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	750	925	825		Water 59°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	220	225	240
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	230	270	280		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Weber	At Gateway	noon	1,500	1,450	1,700
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	825	775	600
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	360	390	430
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Arizona Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
Arizona Rivers		Time	05/09/24	05/08/24	05/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	9,500	9,500	9,500		Buy the Guidebook + Water 51°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	1	2	4
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	10,000	10,500	8,250		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	230	270	280		Falling 2 cfs/hr
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	6,500	4,500	5,250		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	200	200	205
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	170	180	190
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	775	825	900	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	1,000	1,050	1,100
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	31	32	33
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	11	12	12
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	64	65	66
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	30	31	32
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	69	74	72
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	45	45	45
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	11	12	12
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	155	155	155
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New Mexico Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
New Mexico Rivers		Time	05/09/24	05/08/24	05/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	430	460	525		Water 51°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	450	490	525
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	800	875	950
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	185	205	240
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	160	185	195
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	440	500	500
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	900	975	900
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	975	900	775
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	950	850	1,600
Gila	Near Gila	noon	130	145	160	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	200	200	205
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	170	180	190
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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.