Live Conditions

Rio Grande River

Colorado, Texas, New Mexico166 miles

Primary Flow

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Daylight

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5-Day Trend

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River Profile

166 mi

Headwater

Mouth

Creede → CollerCreede State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area · 14.3 mi

Coller → CollerColler State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area · 1.4 mi

Coller → CollerColler State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area · 2.1 mi

Coller → Deer Park Fishing AccessColler State Wildlife Area → Deer Park Fishing Access · 3.4 mi

Deer Park Fishing Access → Rio Grande RiverDeer Park Fishing Access → Rio Grande River State Wildlife Area (Del Norte Fishing Easements) · 12.8 mi

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Gauge(8)

Boat Ramp(6)

Rapid(2)

Whitewater

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Gauge Stations

8 mainstem · 48h

Creede

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Wagon Wheel Gap

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Del Norte

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Monte Vista

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Rio Grande-Alamosa County Line

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Alamosa

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La Sauses

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LOBATOS

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Segments

5 segments

Segment	Miles	River Mile	CFS	Status	Float Est.	Rapids
Creede State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area	14.3	RM 31.0 – 45.3	—	—	4:05hrs	1max III
Coller State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area	1.4	RM 45.3 – 46.7	—	—	0:24hrs	—
Coller State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area	2.1	RM 46.7 – 48.8	—	—	0:36hrs	—
Coller State Wildlife Area → Deer Park Fishing Access	3.4	RM 48.8 – 52.2	—	—	0:58hrs	—
Deer Park Fishing Access → Rio Grande River State Wildlife Area (Del Norte Fishing Easements)	12.8	RM 52.2 – 65.0	—	—	3:39hrs	1max III

Float Time Estimates

Creede State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area
14.3 mi
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Coller State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area
1.4 mi
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Coller State Wildlife Area → Coller State Wildlife Area
2.1 mi
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Coller State Wildlife Area → Deer Park Fishing Access
3.4 mi
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Deer Park Fishing Access → Rio Grande River State Wildlife Area (Del Norte Fishing Easements)
12.8 mi
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30-Day Flow History

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Season Timing

Fishing

Floating

Runoff

Your Activity

No sessions recorded on Rio Grande River yet.

Quick Facts

Total Length: 166 miles
Gauge Stations: 8
Boat Ramps: 6

Basin Snowpack

SNOTEL 20

Alta Lakes
11,290 ft
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Beartown
11,580 ft
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Cascade #2
8,990 ft
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Columbus Basin
10,780 ft
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El Diente Peak
10,210 ft
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Idarado
9,780 ft
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Elevation Profile

Elevation data not yet available for this river.

Notable Rapids

III

Wagon Wheel Gap

River mile 38.5

III

Big Bend

River mile 58.2

Boat Ramps & Access

4 ramps

RM 31
Creede State Wildlife Area
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom
RM 45
Coller State Wildlife Area
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom
RM 52
Deer Park Fishing Access
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom
RM 65
Rio Grande River State Wildlife Area (Del Norte Fishing Easements)
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom

Fishing Intel

Current Hatches

Blue-Winged Olive

Caddis

Stonefly

Pale M. Dun

Midge

Recommended Flies — Late April

RS2 Emerger

#20-22 · Olive/Gray

Sparkle Dun BWO

#18-20 · Olive

Zebra Midge

#18-22 · Black/Red

Pat's Rubber Legs

#6-10 · Brown/Black

Pheasant Tail

#16-20 · Natural

Egg Pattern

#14-16 · Peach/Orange

Regulations & Alerts

Spring Runoff Advisory

Water levels rising due to snowmelt. Exercise caution on all sections.

Browns Canyon National Monument

Special management area. No motorized boats permitted.

Catch & Release

Browns Canyon section: catch & release only for all trout species.

Bag & Possession Limits

Standard CO regulations: 4 trout per day, only 1 over 16".