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Rapid CO Class II

Sluicebox Rapid

Cache La Poudre - 10. Below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access (CO)

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Gauge Conditions
Cache LA Poudre River at Fort Collins, CO Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Sluicebox Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This rapid is shortly above the road bridge, where the river splits around an island. The left channel is wider and deeper, and the right channel closes off at flows below about 800 cfs. The two channels rejoin below the island, creating swirly eddy lines that have caused more than one beginner kayaker to swim.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
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10. Below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access
Cache La Poudre
II-III 3.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater