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:: Dowd Chutes Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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Dowd Chutes Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Eagle River |
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Dowd Chutes Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Minturn |
| Take Out: |
Avon |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
+ < 1,100 cfs , Class IV
+ 1,100 to 3,000 cfs , Class V
>3,000 cfs
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| Gradient: |
80 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
7 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
707 cfs @ 05/26/2012 12:30 PM - EAGLE R BL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT AVON, CO, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Watertalk 303-837-7135, 5*, 14*, Eagle River below Gypsum, CO. More accurate streamflows: Eagle River near Minturn, CO (above) + Gore Creek near Minturn, CO. |
| Good Level: |
750 to 3,000 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
Flows for this river are dependant on current snowpack |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July
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| Primary Season: |
This section runs during snowmelt off, usually from May to July |
| Permit: |
No permit required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Fun class III - V rapids depending on flows. The gradient is very continuous, the rapids are long and have short pools to seperate them. |
| Hazards: |
Low pipeline below Minturn. Bridge pilings, rocks and debris at the end of Dowds Chutes rapid. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 104 miles West of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: South from I-70 on Hwy 24, west side of Minturn.
Take-out: Avon Road between Route 6 and the I-70 on ramp. |
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