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Colorado
Castle Creek
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 136 cfs
- Average current
- 1.5 ft/s
- Gradient
- 134.9 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 72 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Castle Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Castle Creek is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Aspen, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 136 cfs and a gradient of about 134.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder.
Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message.
This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate.
Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Highland Peak
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Silver Queen Campground
~7 min drive
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder.
Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message.
This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate.
Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)North Star Loop Tr.
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Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder.
Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message.
This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate.
Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Maroon Creek Road
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~8 min drive
