Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			THU	WED	TUE

Colorado Rivers		Time	09/21/23	09/20/23	09/19/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	1,250	1,250	1,250		Water 54°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	1,650	1,650	1,650		Water 57°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	4,000	4,100	4,100	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 62°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	2,150	2,150	2,150		Water 57°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	96	98	96		Water 57°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	165	180	180		Water 62°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	235	245	240		Water 60°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	2,050	2,050	2,050		Water 59°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	11	11	11		Water 50°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	34	35	34		Water 48°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	195	205	200
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	125	145	145		Water 50°F
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	noon	35	38	35
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	650	675	675		Water 55°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	83	83	88
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	700	700	700
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	noon	27	18	27
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	51	61	60		Water 61°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	115	120	130
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	66	71	79
Animas	At Silverton	noon	53	55	57		Water 48°F
Animas	At Durango	noon	290	320	320		Water 57°F
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	115	110	115
South Platte	Near Lake George	noon	85	85	85
No. South Platte	At Grant	noon	215	215	215
Clear Creek	At Golden	noon	100	99	96
No. Saint Vrain Cr	Above Buttonrock Res	n/a					Site currently not operational
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell	noon	68	68	68
South Boulder Cr	Above Gross Reservoir	noon	79	81	84
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	92	92	92
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	noon	40	38	23
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	38	40	36
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	29	31	33
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	150	150	155
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	360	360	360
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	380	410	400
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	125	125	130		Water 59°F
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Utah Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
Utah Rivers		Time	09/21/23	09/20/23	09/19/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	2,150	2,150	2,150		Water 57°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	235	245	240		Water 60°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	2,050	2,050	2,050		Water 59°F
Green	At Ouray	noon			2,100
Green	At Green River	noon	2,600	2,600	2,600		Water 66°F + Rising 6 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	2,500	2,600	2,600
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	34	36	34		Water 63°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	4,000	4,100	4,100	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 62°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	4,100	4,100	4,200		Water 64°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	4,000	4,000	4,000
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	6,500	6,500	6,750	2011
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	28	30	30
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	0	0	0
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	1,150	1,150	1,600		Water 64°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	54	55	56
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	50	48	56		Falling 3 cfs/hr
Weber	At Gateway	noon	370	330	340		Water 57°F
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	80	81	81
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	66	68	66
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Arizona Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
Arizona Rivers		Time	09/21/23	09/20/23	09/19/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	7,250	7,500	7,500		Buy the Guidebook + Water 63°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	25	17	5
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	7,000	7,000	7,500		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	50	48	56		Falling 3 cfs/hr
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	1,900	2,700	3,400		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	22	24	32
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	31	30	39
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	100	105	105	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	115	125	135
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	1	2	3
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	19	19	19
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	62	63	63
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	36	36	36
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	77	75	80
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	55	57	57
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	0	0	0
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	145	160	165
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New Mexico Rivers			THU	WED	TUE
New Mexico Rivers		Time	09/21/23	09/20/23	09/19/23	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	125	125	130		Water 59°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	125	135	135
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	290	300	290
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	14	13	13
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	14	14	16
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	23	26	29
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	49	54	54
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	90	93	90
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	115	120	110
Gila	Near Gila	noon	52	54	50	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	22	24	32
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	31	30	39
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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.