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Colorado

Animas River

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Why you'll love it

15.1 mi run

Flows year-round

544 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 544 cfs
Average current: 1.5 ft/s
Gradient: 131.4 ft/mi
Drainage area: 376 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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About this water

Animas River is a 15-mile paddling stretch near Silverton, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 544 cfs and a gradient of about 131.4 feet per mile.

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Los Pinos River

~36 min drive

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West Dolores River

~44 min drive

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Hermosa Creek

~44 min drive

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Leopard Creek

~45 min drive

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Photo: Sally Pearce, Colorado Department of Transportation; brightened and color-corrected by Howcheng, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Uncompahgre River

~54 min drive

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Dolores River

~56 min drive

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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~1h 1m drive

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