Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			FRI	THU	WED

Colorado Rivers		Time	05/15/26	05/14/26	05/13/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	230	220	205		Water 62°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	1,350	1,150	1,050		Water 56°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,200	2,500	2,150	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 67°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,100	1,100	4,600		Water 48°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	950	850	775		Water 46°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	2,900	2,500	2,150		Water 60°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	2,500	2,100	1,850		Water 65°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	4,000	6,000	7,500		Water 60°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	16	16	16		Water 55°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	115	110	105		Water 50°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	875	700	600
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	380	310	280		Water 46°F
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	1,500	1,200	1,000		Water 51°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	750	650	550
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	300	300	300
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	7	3	1		Water 66°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	270	225	185
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	750	750	675
Animas	At Silverton	noon	270	205	195
Animas	At Durango	noon	1,450	1,200	1,000		Water 52°F
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	160	150	160
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	135	130	130
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	245	225	180
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	91	72	45
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	195	370	125
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	105	92	86
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	370	340	310
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	490	440	380
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	470	410	340
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	60	61	67		Water 57°F
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Utah Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
Utah Rivers		Time	05/15/26	05/14/26	05/13/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,100	1,100	4,600		Water 48°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	2,500	2,100	1,850		Water 65°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	4,000	6,000	7,500		Water 60°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	6,250	7,750	9,750
Green	At Green River	noon	8,250	9,750	10,000		Water 65°F + Falling 91 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	10,000	10,000	10,000
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	0	0	0		Water 67°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,200	2,500	2,150	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 67°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	2,900	2,300	2,050		Water 69°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	2,350	2,000	1,900
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	12,500	12,000	12,000	2011	Rising 28 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	25	25	28
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	0	0	0
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	625	525	550		Water 71°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	46	45	45		Water 60°F
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	47	65	31		Rising 6 cfs/hr
Weber	At Gateway	noon	250	290	270
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	180	155	160
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	725	775	850		Falling 10 cfs/hr
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Arizona Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
Arizona Rivers		Time	05/15/26	05/14/26	05/13/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	8,000	8,000	8,000		Buy the Guidebook + Water 55°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon		0	0
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	7,500	7,500	7,500		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	47	65	31		Rising 6 cfs/hr
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	6,000	7,000	9,500		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	25	22	23
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	14	18	24
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	78	81	89	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	88	97	100
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	4	4	4
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	17	17	17
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	60	60	59
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	28	28	27		Water 63°F
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	65	62	63
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	48	21	58
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	0	0	0
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	86	88	91
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New Mexico Rivers			FRI	THU	WED
New Mexico Rivers		Time	05/15/26	05/14/26	05/13/26	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	60	61	67		Water 57°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	92	90	97
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	215	225	220
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	6	6	5
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	140	140	135
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	85	88	88
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	205	195	190
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	180	155	155
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	130	130	135
Gila	Near Gila	noon	32	33	33	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	25	22	23
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	14	18	24
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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.