Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			MON	SUN	SAT

Colorado Rivers		Time	09/09/24	09/08/24	09/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	1,250	1,250	1,200		Water 56°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	1,600	1,550	1,650		Water 60°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,300	3,200	2,900	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 69°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,800	1,800	1,750		Water 58°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	100	100	100		Water 62°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	195	120	110		Water 68°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	185	145	140		Water 65°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	1,750	1,750	1,750		Water 66°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	12	13	13		Water 54°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	50	50	49		Water 51°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	220	225	230
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	130	145	140		Water 51°F
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	675	700	700		Water 57°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	78	78	80
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	440	450	440
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	46	48	49		Water 68°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	105	110	110
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	64	70	60
Animas	At Silverton	noon	67	72	73
Animas	At Durango	noon	290	300	300		Water 60°F
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	84	87	93
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	87	90	93
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	48	49	50
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	86	88	88
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	n/a					Flow currently unavailable
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	36	39	40
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	40	40	42
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	290	290	290
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	460	460	470
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	500	550	550
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	79	79	71		Water 64°F
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Utah Rivers			MON	SUN	SAT
Utah Rivers		Time	09/09/24	09/08/24	09/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,800	1,800	1,750		Water 58°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	185	145	140		Water 65°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	1,750	1,750	1,750		Water 66°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	1,700	1,700	1,800
Green	At Green River	noon	2,100	2,050	2,100		Water 72°F
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	2,450	2,500	2,600
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	7	8	9		Water 71°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	3,300	3,200	2,900	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 69°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	3,300	3,000	2,800		Water 71°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	3,000	2,800	2,800
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	5,250	5,250	5,500	2011	Rising 3 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	16	18	19
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	1	1	1
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	550	575	650		Water 73°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	36	36	34
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	45	48	57
Weber	At Gateway	noon	340	330	390
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	31	31	32
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	87	98	100
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Arizona Rivers			MON	SUN	SAT
Arizona Rivers		Time	09/09/24	09/08/24	09/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	10,500	10,000	10,000		Buy the Guidebook + Water 56°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	0	0	0
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	11,000	10,500	10,500		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	45	48	57
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	1,400	4,400	1,150		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	23	28	35
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	35	50	56
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	84	84	86	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	110	110	105
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	0	0	0
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	19	19	18
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	51	51	51
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	29	29	29
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	66	64	60
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	48	48	46
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	6	4	2
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	96	96	96
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New Mexico Rivers			MON	SUN	SAT
New Mexico Rivers		Time	09/09/24	09/08/24	09/07/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	79	79	71		Water 64°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	105	96	89
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	220	210	225
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	27	24	31
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	30	30	32
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	23	22	23
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	53	54	60
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	97	350	460
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	120	460	460
Gila	Near Gila	noon	38	42	47	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	23	28	35
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	35	50	56
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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.