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Colorado
West Fork Encampment River
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What we do know
Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
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Why you'll love it
9.2 mi run
Flows year-round
35 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 35 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 146.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 15 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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West Fork Encampment River
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- Forest Service
About this water
West Fork Encampment River is a 9.2-mile paddling stretch near Cowdrey, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 35 cfs and a gradient of about 146.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~3 min drive
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East Fork Encampment River
~9 min drive
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Hog Park Creek
~12 min drive
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~14 min drive
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~14 min drive
Middle Fork Little Snake River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Clark, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 200 cfs and a gradient of about 116.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
North Fork Elk Creek
~14 min drive
North Fork Elk Creek is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Clark, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 95 cfs and a gradient of about 98.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Middle Fork Big Creek
~19 min drive
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North Fork Little Snake River
~20 min drive
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