Whitewater Run CO Class III-IV

02. Blue River Campground to Columbine Landing

Blue

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Runnable: 200.0 – 2,000.0 CFS
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Description
The Blue River is not the ultimate high end of this river. Boating awaits you further upstream. The Blue River stream is an overall gravel-filled class II fly fishing stream.  At the right flows a few wave trains make for one or two surfs. The small section from the campground down to the FR 2400 pull off has a small gorge. This is the only cascade of whitewater on the run. When Boulder Creek (from the Gore Range) flows in on the left you are near the best rapids.
Difficulty
Class III-IV
Length
3.5 mi
Gradient
47 ft/mi
max 50
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater