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:: Lower Clear Creek Whitewater Kayaking Trip
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Lower Clear Creek Whitewater Kayaking Trip on the Clear Creek |
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Lower Clear Creek Info
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| Put In: |
Rigor Mortis Bridge |
| Take Out: |
Tunnel #1 (or Golden) |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
400-900 cfs
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| Gradient: |
85 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
5.7 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
282 cfs @ 05/26/2012 12:45 PM - CLEAR CREEK AT GOLDEN, CO., reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Watertalk 303-831-7135;1* 22*. Clear Creek at Golden, CO. |
| Good Level: |
400-900 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July, August
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| Permit: |
None required. |
| Character/Similar To: |
Narrow gore with fast current. |
| Hazards: |
Portage at the diversion dam. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
Developed camping near Dumont. |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 30 miles West of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Rigor Mortis ( marked by a green bridge) is located on Colorado Hwy 6 at milemarker267.2.
Take-out: Tunnel #1 on Colorado Hwy 6. An alternate take-out is in Golden: From Colorado Hwy 6 continue west onto CO Hwy 58 to Washington Street. Take a right and another right on 10th Street, follow upstream to the baseball field. |
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