Clear Creek - 03. Lawson to Idaho Springs


Clear Creek, Colorado, US

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03. Lawson to Idaho Springs (Dumont)

Usual Difficulty III-IV (for normal flows)
Length 5.5 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CLEAR CREEK NEAR LAWSON, CO
usgs-06716500 200 - 2000 cfs III-IV 66d16h15m 113 cfs (rc= -0.5 )
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report. Gauge (147 sq.mi. drainage) is not far down of the put-in for this reach, thus should accurately show actual flow in this reach.


River Description

Clear Creek at Lawson
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-02-16 19:40:03

(RM) Dumont Culvert Bridge

Detail Trip Report  (RM) Dumont Culvert Bridge  Clear Creek, CO(101.21KB .jpeg)

Outer Limits Rapid

Detail Trip Report  Outer Limits Rapid  Clear Creek, CO(381.47KB .jpeg)

Typical rapid in the Dumont section

Detail Trip Report  Typical rapid in the Dumont section  Clear Creek, CO(330.49KB .jpeg)

One last ledge before the Dumont section

Detail Trip Report  One last ledge before the Dumont section  Clear Creek, CO(299.21KB .jpeg)

One of the last bigger ledge drops in the Lawson section

Detail Trip Report  One of the last bigger ledge drops in the Lawson section  Clear Creek, CO(373.37KB .jpeg)

Third ledge after the pipe (I think)

Detail Trip Report  Third ledge after the pipe (I think)  Clear Creek, CO(397.63KB .jpeg)

Typical rapid in the section above the pipe

Detail Trip Report  Typical rapid in the section above the pipe  Clear Creek, CO(403.78KB .jpeg)

Upstream view of the ledges below the pipe

Detail Trip Report  Upstream view of the ledges below the pipe  Clear Creek, CO(486.13KB .jpeg)

looping in lawson hole

Detail Trip Report  looping in lawson hole  Clear Creek, CO(4.33MB .mov)

surfin

Detail Trip Report  surfin  Clear Creek, CO(747.49KB .jpeg)

AIR

Detail Trip Report  AIR  Clear Creek, CO(775.08KB .jpeg)

cartwheeling

Detail Trip Report  cartwheeling  Clear Creek, CO(787.87KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CLEAR CREEK NEAR LAWSON, CO
usgs-06716500 200 - 2000 cfs III-IV 66d16h15m 113 cfs (rc= -0.5 )
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.
Gauge (147 sq.mi. drainage) is not far down of the put-in for this reach, thus should accurately show actual flow in this reach.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 200 cfs extremely Low-barely Low III-IV Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.
200 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Clear Creek 03. Lawson to Idaho Springs and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Clear Creek [CO] looping in lawson hole n/a James Tansey
Clear Creek [CO] (RM) Dumont Culvert Bridge n/a Robert Maxwell
5y211d10h58m Clear Creek [CO] Outer Limits Rapid 360 cfs @ Lawson Paul Lange

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User Comments
2005-09-01 23:09:06 (2353 days ago)
James TanseyDetails
there is an exelent park and play spot here. cartwheels and big loops are very easy. the water is
freezing though you know cause it was snow the day before. it is a perfect hole. beginners to pros
would love it. plus there is a lot of time to recover.
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 03. Lawson to Idaho Springs, Clear Creek Colorado, US (mobile)