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Colorado
Florida River
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Why you'll love it
57.2 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
151 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 151 cfs
- Average current
- 1.5 ft/s
- Gradient
- 100.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 211 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
Florida River is a 57-mile paddling stretch near Durango, Colorado. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 151 cfs and a gradient of about 100.7 feet per mile.
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~45 min drive
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~17 min drive
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~38 min drive
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~49 min drive
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~50 min drive
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~53 min drive
Los Pinos River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 84 cfs and a gradient of about 146.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~1h 6m drive
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Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)West Dolores River
~1h 9m drive
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