Live Conditions
Colorado River
Colorado, California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada348 miles
Primary Flow
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River Profile
348 miHeadwater
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Gauge(5)
Boat Ramp(4)
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Gauge Stations
5 mainstem · 48hNEEDLES
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LAGUNA DAM
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IMPERIAL DAM
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IMPERIAL DAM
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PALO VERDE DAM
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30-Day Flow History
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Season Timing
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Your Activity
No sessions recorded on Colorado River yet.
Quick Facts
- Total Length
- 348 miles
- Gauge Stations
- 5
- Boat Ramps
- 34
Basin Snowpack
- Arapaho Ridge10,960 ft--%--
- Bear Lake9,490 ft--%--
- Berthoud Summit11,300 ft--%--
- Black Mountain8,940 ft--%--
- Copeland Lake8,570 ft--%--
- Deadman Hill10,240 ft--%--
Elevation Profile
Elevation data not yet available for this river.
Boat Ramps & Access
- RM 0
Big Bend
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom - RM 0
Ida Gulch (Rocky Rapid)
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom - RM 0
Sandy Beach
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom - RM 0
Take Out Beach
✓ Ramp✗ Parking✗ Restroom
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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