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Barrel Springs Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Hanging Lake Exit |
| Take Out: |
Exit 121 or Exit 123 |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
+ < 2000 cfs , Class V
>2000-6000 cfm
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| Gradient: |
84 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
2.2 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
6410 cfs @ 05/11/2008 03:15 PM - COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO., reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Watertalk 303-831-7135; 5*, 4* subtract about 1000 cfs from this reading and the graph above. |
| Good Level: |
1500-6000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
April, May, June, July
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| Permit: |
No permit required |
| Character/Similar To: |
This is the meat of the Glenwood Canyon section of the Colorado River. Extremely fast and pushy water at high flows with very large waves at high water and gnarly rocks at lower water. The Barrel Springs run is usually done in conjunction with the Shoshone run. |
| Hazards: |
Spectacular Class V drops that can provide a thrashing, even for the expert boater. Upper Death Rapid is run only at certain levels. Most people put-in below it. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 142 miles West of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Exit 125 to Hanging Lake off of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon. Can only be reached by east bound traffic.
Take-out: If doing this run individually the take-out is Exit 123 off of eastbound I-70. If run in conjunction with the Shoshone run, the take-out is at Exit 121 off of eastbound I-70. |
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