Dreamflows Daily Flows Report

Colorado Rivers			WED	TUE	MON

Colorado Rivers		Time	04/17/24	04/16/24	04/15/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Kremmling	noon	1,200	1,300	1,300		Water 42°F
Colorado	Near Dotsero	noon	2,250	2,400	2,400		Water 46°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	5,500	5,750	4,900	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 55°F
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,800	1,800	1,850		Water 41°F
Yampa	At Steamboat Springs	noon	1,100	1,150	1,200		Water 40°F
Yampa	Near Maybell	noon	4,600	4,800	4,000		Water 45°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	6,000	6,500	5,250		Water 48°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	8,000	7,000	6,000		Water 52°F
Eagle	At Red Cliff	noon	20	25	28		Water 41°F
Eagle	Near Minturn	noon	90	125	150		Water 38°F
Eagle	Below Gypsum	noon	440	490	525
Castle Creek	At Aspen	n/a					Site currently not operational
Roaring Fork	Below Maroon Creek	noon	135	155	170
Fryingpan	Near Thomasville	noon	99	135	160
Roaring Fork	At Glenwood Springs	noon	775	875	1,000		Water 47°F
Crystal	Above Avalanche Creek	noon	165	200	270
Gunnison	Below Gunnison Tunnel	noon	550	550	550
Dolores	Below McPhee Reservoir	noon	75	75	75
Dolores	At Bedrock	noon	125	140	160		Water 55°F
San Miguel	Near Placerville	noon	150	140	195
San Juan	At Pagosa Springs	noon	525	470	700
Animas	At Silverton	noon	45	44	51
Animas	At Durango	noon	500	525	650
North Platte	Near Northgate	noon	1,050	1,200	1,150
South Platte	Near Lake George	noon	140	140	140
No. South Platte	At Grant	noon	26	31	36
Clear Creek	At Golden	noon	99	110	115
No. Saint Vrain Cr	Above Buttonrock Res	n/a					Site currently not operational
Boulder Creek	Near Orodell	noon	30	33	35
South Boulder Cr	Above Gross Reservoir	noon	68	73
South Boulder Cr	Below Gross Reservoir	noon	12	61	36
Cache La Poudre	At Canyon Mouth	noon	200	250	245
Lake Creek	Above Twin Lakes Res	noon	29	42	49
Clear Creek	Above Clear Creek Res	noon	14	15	14
Arkansas	Below Granite	noon	205	215	235
Arkansas	Near Nathrop	noon	310	340	380
Arkansas	At Parkdale	noon	410	450	440
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	240	190	180		Water 53°F
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Utah Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Utah Rivers		Time	04/17/24	04/16/24	04/15/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Green	Near Greendale	noon	1,800	1,800	1,850		Water 41°F
Yampa	At Deerlodge Park	noon	6,000	6,500	5,250		Water 48°F
Green	Near Jensen	noon	8,000	7,000	6,000		Water 52°F
Green	At Ouray	noon	6,750	5,500	4,300
Green	At Green River	noon	5,500	5,000	4,900		Water 59°F + Rising 27 cfs/hr
Green	At Mineral Bottom	noon	5,250	5,000	5,000
San Rafael	Near Green River	noon	140	140	125		Water 56°F
Colorado	Near CO-UT State Line	noon	5,500	5,750	4,900	2017	Buy the Guidebook + Water 55°F
Colorado	Near Cisco	noon	5,750	6,000	4,900		Water 57°F
Colorado	At Potash	noon	5,750	5,000	4,300
Colorado	In Cataract Canyon	noon	10,500	9,750	9,250	2011	Rising 69 cfs/hr
Fremont	Near Caineville	n/a					Site currently not operational
Dirty Devil	Near Hanksville	noon	59	61	60
Escalante	Near Escalante	noon	4	4	4
San Juan	At Mexican Hat	noon	850	675	625		Water 61°F
No. Virgin	Near Springdale	noon	185	140	200
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	165	210	205		Falling 10 cfs/hr
Weber	At Gateway	noon	1,650	1,450	1,750
Ogden	Below Pineview Res	noon	800	800	825
Provo	Near Woodland	noon	310	300	360		Falling 2 cfs/hr
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Arizona Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
Arizona Rivers		Time	04/17/24	04/16/24	04/15/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Colorado	Near Lees Ferry	noon	11,500	12,000	11,500		Buy the Guidebook + Water 50°F
Little Colorado	Near Cameron	noon	400	370	250
Colorado	Above Diamond Creek	noon	11,500	9,250	10,000		Buy the Guidebook
Virgin	Near St. George	noon	165	210	205		Falling 10 cfs/hr
Lower Colorado	Below Hoover Dam	noon	7,750	4,800	2,600		Buy the Guidebook
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	290	310	310
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	360	390	390
Salt	At Salt River Canyon	noon	1,750	2,000	2,100	2013
Salt	Above Roosevelt Lake	noon	2,150	2,300	2,300
Tonto Creek	Above Gun Creek	noon	87	99	105
Verde	Near Paulden	noon	25	25	25
Verde	Near Clarkdale	noon	62	62	63
Oak Creek	Near Sedona	noon	33	34	32
Verde	Near Camp Verde	noon	105	115	120
Fossil Creek	Near Strawberry	noon	49	49	50
East Verde	Near Childs	noon	38	39	41
Verde	Above Horseshoe Reservoir	noon	225	230	235
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New Mexico Rivers			WED	TUE	MON
New Mexico Rivers		Time	04/17/24	04/16/24	04/15/24	BBS	Comments/Links
Rio Grande	Near Lobatos	noon	240	190	180		Water 53°F
Rio Grande	Near Cerro	noon	260	205	175
Rio Grande	Below Taos Junction Br	noon	450	420	430
Embudo Creek	Near Dixon	noon	175	145	175
Rio Chama	Above Chama	noon	170	135	175
Rio Brazos	At Fishtail Road	noon	81	68	68
Rio Chama	Near La Puente	noon	490	400	550
Rio Chama	Below El Vado Dam	noon	575	575	600
Rio Chama	Above Abiquiu Reservoir	noon	575	575	340
Gila	Near Gila	noon	250	260	270	2017
Gila	Near Redrock	noon	290	310	310
San Francisco	At Clifton	noon	360	390	390
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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.