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:: Granite Gorge Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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Granite Gorge Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Arkansas River |
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Granite Gorge Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Granite, CO |
| Take Out: |
Numbers put-in |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
, Class IV
, Class V
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| Gradient: |
60 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
5.5 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
119 cfs @ 10/29/2008 03:30 PM - ARKGRNCO -- ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, reading taken from DWR
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| Flow Information (phone): |
watertalk 303-831-7135, 2*, 65*. Arkansas River at Granite, CO |
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| Season Comments: |
May, June, July, August
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| Permit: |
Daily self issued permits required. $3/person for river access and use of picnic site, additional fees for camping |
| Character/Similar To: |
small river with fast and cold water. Mostly III and IV. |
| Hazards: |
old dam class (V+ to VI) and pine creek rapid (class V) |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
mixed, but mostly private |
| Wilderness: |
no |
| Camping on River: |
no |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 120 miles Southwest of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Turn east off of Hwy 24 onto County Road 397 and cross bridge. The parking area is just over the bridge.
Take Out: Turn east off Hwy 24 onto an unmarked dirt road just north of mile marker 200. Cross the railroad tracks and turn left immediately. Continue north on the dirt road for approximately 3/4 of a mile until you reach the BLM sign. Pay your daily use fee here. Continue a short distance until you reach the put in parking lot.
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| Granite Gorge on the Arkansas River |
Pine Creek and the Numbers are home to some of the state's most challenging whitewater. The big water starts below the small town of Granite, named simply for the granite rocks strewn about this part of the valley
Unlike parts of the Arkansas River downstream, glaciers shaped this section of the valley when the ice in the valleys of Pine Creek, Lake Creek, and Clear Creek stretched from the peaks down to where the present day river is.
Huge glacial dams formed up the Pine Creek Valley and dammed Pine Creek. When the ice dams finally broke loose, the pent up water sent the glacial moraine pounding down into the Arkansas River Valley and created the river features you see today.
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Last Edited by josho on 5/16/2011
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