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Blue River

Colorado, Oregon, Arizona, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma27 miles
Primary Flow
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Gauge Height
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Water Temp
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Air Temp
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Basin SWE
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Daylight
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5-Day Trend
 

River Profile

27 mi
Headwater
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Gauge(4)
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Gauge Stations
4 mainstem · 48h
Breckenridge
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offline
DILLON
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DILLON
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GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR
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30-Day Flow History

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Season Timing
Fishing
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Your Activity

No sessions recorded on Blue River yet.

Quick Facts

Total Length
27 miles
Gauge Stations
6

Basin Snowpack

SNOTEL 20
  • Beaver Ck Village
    8,530 ft
    --
    --%
  • Berthoud Summit
    11,300 ft
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    --%
  • Brumley
    10,570 ft
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    --%
  • Buckskin Joe
    11,160 ft
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    --%
  • Buffalo Park
    9,240 ft
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    --%
  • Copeland Lake
    8,570 ft
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    --%

Elevation Profile

Elevation data not yet available for this river.

Notable Rapids

III

Heeney Gorge

River mile 25.9

III

S-Turn

River mile 27.3

Fishing Intel

Current Hatches

Blue-Winged Olive
Caddis
Stonefly
Pale M. Dun
Midge
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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".

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