Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			FRI	THU	WED

Colorado Rivers		Time	07/26/24	07/25/24	07/24/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	925	725	725		Water 63°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	1,350	1,350	1,500		Water 65°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,400	3,700	4,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 75°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,700	1,700	1,800		Water 58°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	145	140	145		Water 66°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	250	280	320		Water 76°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	300	340	330		Water 75°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	1,950	1,900	1,950		Water 73°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	21	23	22		Water 54°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	85	87	88		Water 55°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	490	490	500
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	310	340	320		Water 52°F
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	950	900	900		Water 61°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	180	180	190
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	1,050	1,050	1,050
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	31	32	36		Water 77°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	135	135	145
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	140	115	115
Animas	At Silverton	noon	62	63	66
Animas	At Durango	noon	300	310	320		Water 65°F
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	270	260	280
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	140	155	165
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	135	135	145
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	165	180	185
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	155	160	145
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	78	70	72
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	575	550	575
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	750	750	750
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	825	875	950
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	79	96	125		Water 70°F
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Utah Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
Utah Rivers		Time	07/26/24	07/25/24	07/24/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,700	1,700	1,800		Water 58°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	300	340	330		Water 75°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	1,950	1,900	1,950		Water 73°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	1,600	1,600	1,600
Green	At Green River	noon	2,350	2,400	2,400		Water 80°F + Falling 9 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	2,450	2,500	2,500
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	14	25	26		Water 79°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,400	3,700	4,000	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 75°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	3,400	3,700	3,900		Water 77°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	3,600	3,900	4,000
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	6,250	6,500	6,500	2011	Falling 19 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	2	5	6
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	0	0	0
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	650	700	900		Water 80°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	48	43	46
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	35	55	33
Weber	At Gateway	noon	380	410	410
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	94	93	74
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	89	84	86
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Arizona Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
Arizona Rivers		Time	07/26/24	07/25/24	07/24/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	9,000	8,750	9,000		Buy the Guidebook + Water 55°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	88	0	0
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	15,000	15,000	15,000		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	35	55	33
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	6,500	6,250	9,000		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	39	36	34
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	25	26	28
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	220	120	110	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	125	130	115
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	12	10	0
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	19	19	19
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	64	57	57
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	29	26	26
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	92	68	72
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	46	46	46
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	16	13	15
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	115	120	125
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New Mexico Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
New Mexico Rivers		Time	07/26/24	07/25/24	07/24/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	79	96	125		Water 70°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	125	140	150
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	260	280	290
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	17	18	19
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	66	72	72
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	28	30	35
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	75	91	99
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	490	490	480
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	470	470	470
Gila	Near Gila	noon	91	67	70	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	39	36	34
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	25	26	28
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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.