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Date Revised:  May 5, 2008

River Flows

Arkansas | Big Bend | Cache La Poudre | Colorado River (in CO or at Utah state line) | Dolores | Grand Canyon | Green River | Idaho | North Platte | Rio Chama | Taos Box | Salt | Yampa |

State of Colorado Streamflows
USGS Colorado Streamflows
USGS Utah Streamflows
USGS US Streamflows
Phateye.com (great customized and automated email flow webpage)

Peak Flow Predictions

Arizona Flows
Snowpack website for most western rivers; including Arizona (Salt), Idaho (Middlefork, Selway, and Main), Colorado (Arkansas,Yampa and others), New Mexico (Taos), Utah (Green) and much more

Drought Monitoring Website
Colorado Snow Survey
US Snowpack

Arkansas at Nathrop
Arkansas at Parkdale

Big Bend National Park (Rio Grande)  WXPort

Rio Grand Station
Presidio

Cache La Poudre at Fort Collins

Colorado River   WXPort


Near Dotsero, CO.
Below Glenwood Springs, CO
Near Colorado-Utah State line
near Cisco

Dolores (flow 800-276-4828)
Dolores, CO. (inflow into McPhfee dam)
Bedrock, CO.

Grand Canyon (Lee's Ferry)  WXPort


Grand Canyon (Diamond Creek)

Green RiverWXPort

Green River near Greendale (below Flaming Gorge dam)
Green River at Green River, Utah
Near Jensen

Flaming Gorge Releases

Gunnison
Gunnison at Delta
Gunnison at Grand Junction

Idaho  WXPort


River Flows
(Snowpack)
Middle Fork of the Salmon
Middle Fork at the Middle Fork Lodge
Live Photo - Sawtooth Range in Stanley, Idaho (jump off for the Middle Fork of the Salmon)

Live Photo - Flying B Ranch on the Middle Fork of the Salmon
Main Salmon
Main Salmon at Whitebird
Selway near Lowell (Lowell is at the end of the run and includes flows from Moose Creek, etc....   Below is a rough correlation to convert Lowell flows to feet at Paradise:  Reference the Western Whitewater book (p. 43) for more details or the Idaho Free Discussion Groups File Section for more Selway conversion flow files.

20,000 cfs at Lowell (usgs) = 6' at Paradise.
16,300 cfs.at Lowell = 5' at Paradise
12,500 cfs at Lowell = 4' at Paradise
8,750 cfs at Lowell = 3' at Paradise
7,500 cfs at Lowell = 2.5' at Paradise
5,000 cfs at Lowell = 2' at Paradise
3,000 cfs at Lowell = 1.5' at Paradise

1,600 cfs at Lowell= 1.0' at Paradise
900 cfs at Lowell = 0.5' at Paradise
 

North Platte (Northgate)

Rio Chama

Rio Grande-Taos Box  (below Taos Junction Bridge near Taos) WXPort

Roaring Fork

Salt River- upper section WXPort

Salt River Project

San Juan River (near Bluff)

Taylor River
Below Taylor reservoir
At Almont

Yampa WXPort


near Maybell, CO
at Deerlodge Park, CO

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Colorado Clubs

Colorado Kayakers
Colorado Whitewater
High Country River Rafters
Pikes Peak River Runners
Pikes Peak Whitewater Club
Poudre Paddlers
Private Boaters Coalition
Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club

WATER (Western Association to Enjoy Rivers) Grand Junction club

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Arizona

Canyon River Equipment Outfitters (REO)
Grand Canyon Official Tourism Page
Bob and Susan's Page
Dooley's River Trip Page
Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association
Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association resource links
Grand Canyon National Park
Topo Maps of the Grand Canyon

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Idaho

Northwest Rafters
Vince's Idaho Whitewater Page
Live Photo Sawtooth Range in Stanley, Idaho (jump off for the Middle Fork of the Salmon)
Selway private trip with photos
Whitewater Campsites
Matt Leidecker Photography & Middle Fork Salmon Guidebook

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Associations/Clubs/Other

Adobe Whitewater Club- New Mexico
American Rivers
American Whitewater

BLM's Floatable/Boatable Rivers Webpage
Boater Talk
Boater Talk Raft Zone
Colorado Whitewater (CW)

Dutch Oven Cooking
Gorp Paddling
Grand Canyon Private Boaters Assn.

Knots
Leave No Trace
Mountain Buzz

Nationwide Rivers Inventory
National Parks Pass
National Wild & Scenic Rivers
Northwest Rafters
International River Network
Oregon Whitewater Club

Paddle Me Guidebooks
Paddling Net

Private Boaters Coalition
Rafting Grand Canyon Wiki
River Journals
River Management Society
River Runners for Wilderness
Save the Poudre

Selway private trip with photos
US Snowpack
Vince's Idaho Whitewater Page

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Equipment Outfitters

AAA Inflatables
Aire
Boulder Outdoor Center
Cabela's
Campmor
Cascade Outfitters
Cataract Oars
Clavey

Colorado Whitewater Photography (click on View/order online, select Private Boaters, which section you ran, date and time you were on the river, scroll through until you find your photo)
Down River Equipment  (Our Website sponsor)

Echo River Trips
Four Corner's River Sports

Gravity Play - great deal on "like new" Aire duckies
Hiking & Camping Stuff.com
Jack's Plastic Welding
Man of Rubber
Maravia
Northwest River Supply
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Outdoor Play
Photos By the Numbers- Arkansas River
River Connection
River Proof Outfitters

RiverMaps
Rapid Shots- Arkansas River

River Boat Works
River Drifters
REI

Salmon River Map
Satellite Phones (and Repair)
Sidsports

Southern Exposure (Taos Box Photo company)
Southwest Paddler
Stitches and Stuff
Strapworks
Toilet Chemical 888-535-7225 (RTB 780) Clavey also has it

URLs Shortener
Wilderness Aware
 

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Weather

Accuweather
National Weather Service (Current Weather Conditions)
Weather.com

Weather for You

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Shuttles

Big Bend:  Desert Sports 888-989-6900
NPS Shuttle list for Big Bend

Desolation BLM Shuttle list

Dolores:

    River Rapids Shuttle Service 970-677-2818 or 677-2301

    Bedrock store shuttle (Paul and Rose) 970-859-7395

    Slick Rock - 970-677-2772, & 970-677-2818, & 970-677-2301
    Cahone - 970-562-4495 / Bedrock - 970-859-7445 /

    Moab - 435-259-7062

Gates of Lodore and Yampa:
     River Runners Transport 800-930-RAFT(7238) or 435-781-4919
     Dinaland Aviation 435-789-4612
Grand Canyon:
     Canyon REO 800-637-4604
     PRO 800-648-3236
     River Runners Tow Service (Lake Mead) 520-564-2391
Idaho (Middlefork, Main, Snake, Selway):
     Blackadar 208-756-3958
     River Shuttles 800-831-8942 or email River Rat
     Sawtooth Transportation
     Hell's Canyon Shuttles

               Vince's Idaho Shuttles page


Idaho:  Selway only shuttles

  • Don Nott has taken over Marvin's shuttle business.  Don can be reached at 406-546-6054 cell or voice mail at 406-821-0046 or 208 Water St, Darby, MT 59829
  • Karen Kidd, P.O. Box 611, Darby, Mt. 59829 (2948 Camp 4 Rd) Phone 406-821-3560 or cell phone 406-360-5458.
  • D & D Shuttle, Grangeville, Id. 1-208-983-2062, email thecarv@valint.net

Idaho Air Taxi's:

Idaho, Main Salmon, Jet Boat back trips:


Rio Chama: El Vado Ranch 505-588-7354
Rogue: Agness Shuttle Service 800-207-7886 or 541-247-6778

Salt River shuttles:

San Juan:  San Juan Shuttle Services

Valle's Trading Post: (Mexican Hat), phone # 435-683-2226, $60.00/vehicle,   $1.00/day/vehicle storage fee.  Typcially, vehicles are stored at Mexican Hat until the day you are taking off.  Drivers will shuttle vehicles to Clayhills Crossing and then they need to be driven back to Mexican Hat.   The other option is to have the vehicles dropped off at Clayhills Crossing.   This is an additional $100.00.  All vehicles will be shuttled down to Clayhills and left.  The extra $100 covers the cost of using one of their vehicles to bring all their drivers back to Mexican Hat.  They also shuttle vehicles from Sand Island to Mexican Hat.  The cost is $20.00.  Typically, people drive their cars to Mexican Hat, then a driver will shuttle them all back to Sand Island in one of your vehicles, and then return to Mexican Hat.  If you would prefer to have them drive one of their own cars to shuttle the drivers, then it is $30.00.

KD Shuttle:  The other outfit who does San Juan shuttles is KD Shuttle, phone # 435-672-2240.  They are based primarily out of Bluff, so they typically shuttle from Sand Island to Clayhills Crossing.  The cost is $70.00/vehicle.  Again, the same arrangement as with Valle's in that you bring their drivers back.  It is an additional $120.00 to have the vehicles dropped off at Clayhills Crossing.  They will do shuttles from Mexican Hat, but I didn't inquire about it.

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Whitewater Discussion Groups

Boater Talk
Colorado Kayakers
Colorado Plateau River Guides
Colorado Whitewater
Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association
Grand Canyon Rafters
High Country River Rafters
Idaho Whitewater
Northern Arizona Paddle Club
Old School Boaters
Pikes Peak Whitewater Club
Pikes Peak River Runners
Private Boaters Coalition
River Traders
UtahRafters
UtahRiverSports
WATER (Western Association to Enjoy Rivers) Grand Junction club

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Insurance

Divers Security Insurance
Emergency Evacuation with DAN (Divers Alert Network)
TravelEx Insurance
Travel Guard International Insurance (Primarily trip cancellation insurance)

Note:  Things to check with each company: exclusions, pre-existing conditions, coverage, accident on and/or off the river, helicopter evacuations, medical care afterwards, scrutinize policy carefully, procedures to follow, notification to company after an accident, situations covered, get it in writing, etc... you get the picture.  Insurance companies will not pay a claim unless unless it is specifically covered by the policy you purchase.

 

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