Cache La Poudre - 03. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge


Cache La Poudre, Colorado, US

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03. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge (White Mile Run/Upper Rustic)

Usual Difficulty III-IV (for normal flows)
Length 9.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 62 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT CANYON MOUTH NEAR FORT COLLINS 9NW (CLAFTCCO)
hads-FTDC2 3.40 - 6.00 ft III-IV 10h55m 0 ft (rc= -8.5 )


River Description

Check out www.allaboutrivers.com description of this reach.

To get there: The put-in is at Home Moraine Trailer Park at mile marker 85. Indian Meadows Picnic Ground is the takeout at mile marker 94.

See Colorado Rivers and Creeks II, by Banks and Eckardt (The Bible), for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

See also,

Big South (Class V/VI),
Joe Wright Creek (Class V),
Spencer Heights (Class V/VI),
South Fork (Class IV/V),
White Mile Run/Upper Rustic (Class III),
Grandpa's Gorge/Lower Rustic (Class III/IV),
The Narrows (Class IV/V/V+),
Upper Mishawaka (Class III/IV),
Lower Mishiwaka (Class III),
Poudre Park (Class IV),
Bridges (Class III/IV),
Upper North Fork (Class IV/V),
Lower North Fork (Class II/III), and
Filter Plant (Class III).


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-09-05 10:51:48

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Detail Trip Report    @Cache La Poudre 03. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge, CO( .)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

http://www.dwr.state.co.us/SurfaceWater/data/detail_graph.aspx?ID=CLAFTCCO&MTYPE=DISCHRG

Low: 700 - 1000 cfs
Med: 1000 - 1800 cfs
High: 1800 cfs and up

For more complete info, go to the Source Gauge Page.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT CANYON MOUTH NEAR FORT COLLINS 9NW (CLAFTCCO)
hads-FTDC2 3.40 - 6.00 ft III-IV 10h55m 0 ft (rc= -8.5 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.40 -3.80 ft barely runnable-med runnable III-IV This corresponds to 700-1000 cfs by the CO DWR.
3.80 -4.65 ft med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III-IV This corresponds to 1000-1800 cfs by the CO DWR.
4.65 -6.00 ft a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III-IV This corresponds to 1800+ cfs by the CO DWR. The upper limit is a SWAG; use your best judgment.

Report - Reports of Cache La Poudre 03. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge 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
1y363d11h24m @Cache La Poudre 03. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge [CO] Account of 02/12/10 n/a n/a

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