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Fish Hatchery Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Big Bend Picnic Area |
| Take Out: |
Home Moraine Trailer Park |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
, Class IV
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| Gradient: |
50 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
2.5 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
1270 cfs @ 05/22/2008 06:45 AM - CLAFTCCO -- CACHE LA POUDRE AT CANYON MOUTH NEAR FORT COLLINS, reading taken from DWR
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Watertalk 303-831-7135, 1*, 19*. Cache La Poudre near Ft Collins, CO. This flow is usually determined by a vertical gauge at Pineview rapid. Click here to receive reports via email |
| Good Level: |
650-2250 cfs (3.0-5.0 ft on Pine View Gauge) |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July
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| Permit: |
No permit required |
| Character/Similar To: |
The Poudre is a small, shallow river. When the water is high the play is non-stop. When the river is low it becomes very technical. |
| Hazards: |
Diversion Dam portage. A road runs next to the left bank of the river with a good re-entry point downstream of the diversion dam. Below the dam is a series of chain link fences that extend into the river. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 103 miles North of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Big Bend Picnic area, mile marker 82.8 on Hwy 14.
Take-out: Drive downstream on Hwy 14. Just after Home Moraine Trailer Park near mile marker 85 the road bends to the right. Take-out at the small turn-out next to the river. |
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