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:: Tributary - Big Cimarron, Lower Cimarron Whitewater Kayaking Trip
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Tributary - Big Cimarron, Lower Cimarron Whitewater Kayaking Trip on the Gunnison River |
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Tributary - Big Cimarron, Lower Cimarron Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Near Cimarron |
| Take Out: |
Gunnison River |
| Difficulty: |
Class V
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| Gradient: |
120 fpm |
| Run Length: |
1 mile |
| Current Streamflow: |
167 cfs @ 05/26/2012 09:15 AM - CIMARRON RIVER NEAR CIMARRON, CO., reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
> 300 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
Flows on this river are dependant on current snowpack. Catch this section when Silver Jack Dam is releasing or spilling 350 cfs because just below a diversion dam pulls out about 100 cfs. |
| Season Comments: |
May, June
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| Primary Season: |
This section of river usually runs during normal snow melt season. Expect this section to run in May and June |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Short and sweet with one class V rapid and a few other class III/IV rapids in a scenic granite canyon. Easy to run shuttle on foot or by bike. |
| Hazards: |
Scout Super Bass Rapid during the shuttle drive. Watch out for debris from the train tracks in the water. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan |
| Land Ownership: |
Public |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 318 (5 hours 34 minutes) Southwest of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put In: Head east on Highway 50 from the town of Cimarron, turn north onto a road crossing a bridge, this road will lead to the base of Morrow Point Dam, put in at the first pull out on the left.
Take Out: To reach the take out continue down this road for 1 miles to a large parking lot. |
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