Gauge Description:
the best gauge to check is the "dowd stick" gauge, a wood plank located at the top of the chute, just downstream of the confluence of the eagle and gore creek. pull-off highway 6 near the dowd junction I-70 interchange to peer down into the chute and to see the stick.
the difficulty of the chute varies with flow and roughly correlates to the following:
flow at avon (dowd stick reading) - class
? (< 2'-6") - III+
? (2'-6" to 4') - IV
? (4') - IV+
2000 (6') - IV++ (class V- skills) Gauge Information
| Name |
Range |
Difficulty |
Updated |
Level |
|
EAGLE RIVER NEAR MINTURN, CO
|
|
usgs-09064600 |
250 - 4000 cfs
|
IV |
72d05h22m |
128
cfs
(rc= -0.0 ) |
|
| Range | Water Level | Difficulty | Comment |
|---|
|
250 -4000
cfs |
barely runnable-high runnable |
IV |
|
|
Report - Reports of Eagle 03. Forest Service Visitor Center to Riverbend bus stop 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.
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