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Other Whitewater Trips on the Arkansas River
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:: Browns Canyon Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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Browns Canyon Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Arkansas River |
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Browns Canyon Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Fisherman's Bridge |
| Take Out: |
Stone Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
, Class IV
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| Gradient: |
37 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
12 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
565 cfs @ 05/22/2013 03:45 AM - ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR NATHROP, CO, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
watertalk 303-831-7135, 2*, 59*. Arkansas River at Nathrop, CO. |
| Good Level: |
700 - 4500 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
The flows usually peak between the 1st and 3rd week of June at somewhere between 2000 cfs and 6000 cfs. The water managers try to keep it near 700 cfs for the remainder of the summer. The water is usually turned off in mid-August.
The typical off-season flows are between 150 cfs and 350 cfs. It can spike up at times due to a fast melt-off of low lying snow but this is very rare. The river is runnable without portage in a small craft at these low flows. In a raft, there will be some places where you have to portage, simply because there isn't enough water.
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| Season Comments: |
May, June, July, August
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| Permit: |
Daily self issued permits required. You can find them at the access points. $3/person for river access and use of picnic site, additional fees for camping |
| Character/Similar To: |
medium sized river with deep channels. Lot's of play and at high water some of the rapids link together to form continuous whitewater. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
After the first couple of miles it is public. Watch for signs along river designating public lands |
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no |
| Camping on River: |
yes on public lands |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 142 miles Southwest of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-In: turn east off Hwy 285 2 miles north of Nathrop (mile marker 24) on county road 301. Cross the river and turn right at the top of the river.
Take-Out: Turn east off Hwy 291 onto county road 190 then turn right into the Stone Bridge recreation area.
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| Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River |
Browns Canyon is the classic whitewater run in Colorado. Through the summer months, the Arkansas river has fairly predictable flows with easy access and generally warm dry weather.
As a result, this is the most popular whitewater section of river in the entire U.S. Most of the river traffic is commercial rafting so late afternoons and during the week are the best time to kayak the run.
Browns Canyon has good play at most levels above 700 cfs. There is a really nice hole that develops in the canyon door rapid at the beginning of the rapids about 4 miles from the put-in.
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Last Edited by bradgoet on 4/21/2011
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