Browns Canyon

Fisherman's Bridge to Hecla Junction · Class III–IV · CO

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Snapshot from Oct 22, 2026. Live reading loading.

Runnable range 700 to 5,000 cfs. This is a draft estimate that paddlers have not reviewed yet.

Season

May to August

Character

Popular commercial run with continuous rapids through a granite canyon.

Watch for

Cold snowmelt and strong hydraulics at higher flows.

Gauge

USGS 07091200
Arkansas River near Nathrop
Seasonal gauge. USGS lists no current reading.

Snowpack

Arkansas RiverAbove median

Snow water equivalent 1.4 in, 121% of median for the date.

Outlook indicator, not a flow forecast. Spring temperatures, rain, soil moisture, dust on snow and reservoir releases also matter. NRCS SNOTEL data as of Oct 31, 2026 (provisional).

See basin snowpack

Draft details for paddlers to review and edit. Community voting on runnable ranges is coming.

Trip reports

Wavetrain is an early build. Flow readings are USGS provisional data and may be revised. Runnable ranges and run details are drafts for paddlers to review. Permit dates and rules come from the agency pages linked on each permit and can change. Snowpack figures come from NRCS SNOTEL stations, are provisional, and are grouped into basins by watershed, so they may differ from official NRCS basin reports. Nothing here replaces scouting, local knowledge or a conversation with a nearby outfitter.