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South Fork Rio Grande
South Fork, Colorado
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Conditions: Caution
for canoeing, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
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caution: Agency alerts
20 active alerts in Rio Grande National Forest; most severe: Conejos Canyon Roads and Camping Restrictions
USFSPosted Sep 28, 1992 · checked 6 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 61°F / low 44°F, 19% precip — 91/100 for canoeing
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Why you'll love it
9.9 mi run
Flows year-round
233 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 233 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 250.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 112 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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South Fork Rio Grande
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
South Fork Rio Grande is a 9.9-mile paddling stretch near South Fork, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 233 cfs and a gradient of about 250.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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