🌊 Is it running? Colorado rafting flows
Live flows for 14 commercially rafted whitewater runs in Colorado. 4 are inside their runnable range as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:04 PM MT.
Flows as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:04 PM MT.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
| Run | State | Class | Flow now | Status | Runnable range | Commercial season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Canyon Arkansas River · Buena Vista / Nathrop 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | III | gauge is shut down for the season | No current reading Off season (commercial) | 300–5,000 cfs | May–Sep |
| Cache la Poudre (Mishawaka) Cache la Poudre River · Fort Collins 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | III–IV | 45.4 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 200–3,000 cfs | May–Aug |
| Gates of Lodore Green River · Vernal, UT 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | II–III+ | 2,330 cfs → steady | Running Off season (commercial) | 1,100–20,000 cfs | May–Sep · dam release |
| Gunnison Gorge Gunnison River · Montrose / Delta 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | II–III+ | 205 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 280–15,000 cfs | May–Oct · dam release |
| Lower Animas (Durango town run) Animas River · Durango 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | II–III | 3,640 cfs ↘ falling | Running Off season (commercial) | 1,000–6,000 cfs | May–Aug |
| Lower Clear Creek Clear Creek · Golden / Idaho Springs 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | IV | 41.4 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 300–2,000 cfs | May–Aug |
| Roaring Fork (Basalt to Carbondale) Roaring Fork River · Carbondale / Basalt 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | III | 265 cfs → steady | Running Off season (commercial) | 200–1,500 cfs | May–Aug |
| Royal Gorge Arkansas River · Cañon City 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | III–IV+ | gauge is shut down for the season | No current reading Off season (commercial) | 200–3,200 cfs | May–Sep |
| Shoshone (Glenwood Canyon) Colorado River · Glenwood Springs 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | III | 551 cfs ↘ falling | Running Off season (commercial) | 500–10,000 cfs | Apr–Oct |
| Taylor River Canyon Taylor River · Almont / Gunnison | Colorado | II–IV | 60.7 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 350–2,000 cfs | May–Sep · dam release |
| The Numbers Arkansas River · Buena Vista / Granite 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | IV | gauge is shut down for the season | No current reading Off season (commercial) | 300–3,500 cfs | May–Aug |
| Upper Clear Creek (Lawson to Idaho Springs) Clear Creek · Idaho Springs 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | III–IV | 29.1 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 200–1,500 cfs | May–Aug |
| Upper Colorado (Pumphouse to State Bridge) Colorado River · Kremmling / Bond 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | II–III | 220 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 900–5,800 cfs | May–Sep · dam release |
| Yampa Canyon Yampa River · Vernal, UT / Maybell 🚣 Book a trip ↗ | Colorado | II–IV | 367 cfs → steady | Low Off season (commercial) | 1,300–25,000 cfs | May–Jul |
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