Vallecito Creek, Colorado, US

01. 1 mile above Vallecito CG

Usual Difficulty	V+ (for normal flows)
Length	1 Miles
Avg. Gradient	245 fpm
Max Gradient	245 fpm

Vallecito

Vallecito
Photo of Gordon Dalton taken 06/15/98

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.
usgs-09352900	1.60 - 2.20 ft	V+	00h35m	0.78 ft (rc= -1.4 )

River Description

Aerial photos of the creek available through La Plata County Office of Emergency Management.

StreamTeam Status: Not Verified

Last Updated: 2009-04-19 12:47:13

Editors

Vallecito

Detail Trip Report Vallecito Vallecito Creek, CO(17.84KB .jpeg)

Professor Fullmer and company

Detail Trip Report Professor Fullmer and company Vallecito Creek, CO(126.79KB .jpeg)

Where time stands still

Detail Trip Report Where time stands still Vallecito Creek, CO(135.75KB .jpeg)

Trash Can

Detail Trip Report Trash Can Vallecito Creek, CO(94.30KB .jpeg)

Finish Line

Detail Trip Report Finish Line Vallecito Creek, CO(116.23KB .jpeg)

Entrance Falls

Detail Trip Report Entrance Falls Vallecito Creek, CO(110.55KB .jpeg)

Warm-up

Detail Trip Report Warm-up Vallecito Creek, CO(144.88KB .jpeg)

Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

As quoted from Leland on BoaterTalk 6/18/01. I've run it twice - once at 2.2 and once at 2.0. It's ranging between the two right now, and it hasn't been below 1.8 since mid May. In fact, it has spent little time low enough to run (for mortals). At 2.2 it was pretty scary. At 2.0 I would say it is comparable in diffuculty to the Green at 100%. I wouldn't go above about 2.3, and then only with a strong group. Supposedly it's fun all the way down to 1.6. The run I did at 2.0 might have been one of the most fun runs I've ever done.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO.

usgs-09352900

1.60 - 2.20 ft

V+

00h35m

0.78 ft (rc= -1.4 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
1.60 -2.20 ft	barely runnable-high runnable	V+

Report - Reports of Vallecito Creek 01. 1 mile above Vallecito CG 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
	Vallecito Creek [CO]	Professor Fullmer and company	n/a	Brian Adkins
7y272d14h20m	Vallecito Creek [CO]	Warm-up	1.9	Adam Griffin
> 10 years	Vallecito Creek [CO]	Vallecito	n/a	Gordon Dalton