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Geneva Creek

Conditions: Caution

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Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good

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caution: Agency alerts
28 active alerts in Pike and San Isabel National Forests; most severe: FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
USFSPosted Sep 18 · checked 8 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 64°F / low 44°F, 18% precip — 95/100 for canoeing
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Why you'll love it

13.0 mi run

Flows year-round

68 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 68 cfs
Average current: 1.3 ft/s
Gradient: 192.9 ft/mi
Drainage area: 74 sq mi

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

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Geneva Creek is a 13-mile paddling stretch near Grant, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 68 cfs and a gradient of about 192.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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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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North Boat Launch is a boat launch in Colorado.

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

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