Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Low: 200 - 900 cfs
Med: 900 - 1,500 cfs
High: 1,500 cfs and up

Pine Creek goes at very low flows, about as low as the Ark ever gets. At most flows below about 1200cfs the run is class IV without any severe consequneces for missing a move. From about 1200cfs through about 2000cfs the s-bend hole aka the moon pie gets sticky. Above 2000cfs the hole starts to wash and the run is a straight shot but the consequences for swiming are severe! The run is very continuous and cold.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR NATHROP, CO
usgs-07091200 150 - 2500 cfs IV-V 124d18h54m 296 cfs (rc= 0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
150 -2500 cfs barely runnable-high runnable IV-V

Report - Reports of Arkansas 02. Granite to Numbers Launch Site 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
Arkansas [CO] Pine Creek Canyon 800 cfs Matt Muir
5y243d21h37m Arkanasa [CO] Boater X Beatdown 4 mediumish Dale Perry
6y243d21h37m Arkansas [CO] pine creek 1200 i think Kit Davidson
7y255d21h37m Arkansas [CO] Pine Creek Rapid 640 cfs (bl Granite) Thomas O'Keefe
9y214d21h37m Arkansas River [CO] Summer Play - just below Pine Creek Rapid n/a Craig Irwin