Whitewater Run CO Class III-V

01. Near Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir

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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 600.0 – 800.0 CFS
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Description
See Banks & Eckardt, _Colorado Rivers & Creeks II_. They break it up into three short runs, with the first mile a Class-V section. Roadside access is available via I-70, but they caution against parking your car alongside the interstate at the uppermost putin. Getting towed kinda sux. Lat/longitude coords of the putin and takeout are approximate, from TopoZone.
Difficulty
Class III-V
Length
5.6 mi
Gradient
130 ft/mi
max 200
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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