Arrowhead Point Campground and Cabins
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Colorado
Middle Fork South Platte River
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What we do know
Inside Pike and San Isabel National Forests
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Why you'll love it
16.2 mi run
Flows year-round
96 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 96 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 137.8 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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Middle Fork South Platte River
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About this water
Middle Fork South Platte River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Fairplay, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 96 cfs and a gradient of about 137.8 feet per mile.
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