Live Conditions

Animas River

Colorado, New Mexico79 miles

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River Profile

79 mi

Headwater

Mouth

Haviland Lake → Pastorius ReservoirHaviland Lake State Wildlife Area → Pastorius Reservoir State Wildlife Area · 35 mi

Gauge(7)

Boat Ramp(2)

Rapid(6)

Whitewater

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Gauge Stations

7 mainstem · 48h

Howardsville

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SILVERTON

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SILVERTON

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TACOMA

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CEDAR HILL

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Segments

1 segments

Segment	Miles	River Mile	CFS	Status	Float Est.	Rapids
Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area → Pastorius Reservoir State Wildlife Area	35.0	RM 29.4 – 64.4	—	—	10:00hrs	3max III

Float Time Estimates

Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area → Pastorius Reservoir State Wildlife Area
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30-Day Flow History

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Season Timing

Fishing

Floating

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Your Activity

No sessions recorded on Animas River yet.

Quick Facts

Total Length: 79 miles
Gauge Stations: 7
Boat Ramps: 2

Basin Snowpack

SNOTEL 20

Alta Lakes
11,290 ft
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Beartown
11,580 ft
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Black Mesa
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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Elevation Profile

Elevation data not yet available for this river.

Notable Rapids

No Name

River mile 7.8

Mandatory Thrash

River mile 19.9

Ten Mile

River mile 9.8

III

Corner Pocket

River mile 54.4

III

Smelter Rapid

River mile 54.8

Sawmill

River mile 58.8

Boat Ramps & Access

2 ramps

RM 29
Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom
RM 64
Pastorius Reservoir State Wildlife Area
✓ 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".

Shuttle Distances

Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area→Pastorius Reservoir State Wildlife Area

35 mi

river miles (driving distance varies)

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