Colorado - 12. Cameo Dam


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12. Cameo Dam (Big Sur / Lucky 7)

Usual Difficulty III (may vary with level)
Length 0.1 Miles
Avg. Gradient 15 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO.
usgs-09095500 18000 - 25000 cfs III 00h59m 1650 cfs (rc= -2.3 )


River Description

This section is a favorite for big waves and great play when the power plant releases water.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate.

Reaches of the Colorado River:
01. Hot Sulphur Springs to Hwy 40 bridge (Byers Canyon) (CO, IV)
02. Gore Canyon (CO, IV-V)
03. Pumphouse campground to Rancho Del Rio (Pumphouse) (CO, III)
04. Hanging Lake Exit 125 (I-70) to Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70) (Barrel Springs) (CO, IV-V [V+])
05. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70) (Shoshone) (CO, III-IV)
06. Cameo Dam (Big Sur / Lucky 7) (CO, III)
07. Loma to Westwater (Ruby / Horsethief Canyons) (CO-UT, II)
08. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon) (UT, I-IV)
09. Cisco (Rose Ranch) to Moab (Professor Valley) (UT, I-III)
10. Moab to Powell Reservoir (Cataract Canyon) (UT, I-IV)
11. Lees Ferry to Lake Mead (Grand Canyon) (AZ, I-V)
12. Black Canyon (AZ-NV, I)


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2004-02-21 14:58:15

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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
COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO.
usgs-09095500 18000 - 25000 cfs III 00h59m 1650 cfs (rc= -2.3 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
18000 -25000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III

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