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East Fork Arkansas River

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Why you'll love it

20.0 mi run

Flows year-round

66 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 66 cfs
Average current: 1.2 ft/s
Gradient: 125.8 ft/mi
Drainage area: 50 sq mi

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

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East Fork Arkansas River

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About this water

East Fork Arkansas River is a 20-mile paddling stretch near Leadville, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 66 cfs and a gradient of about 125.8 feet per mile.

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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

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~21 min drive

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~39 min drive

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Photo: Thad Roan from Littleton, CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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~24 min drive

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~54 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Colorado.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Tenmile Creek

~26 min drive

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