Taylor River

Taylor Canyon near Almont · Class II–III · CO

148Oct 22 snapshot

Low

Snapshot from Oct 22, 2026. Live reading loading.

Runnable range 300 to 1,500 cfs. This is a draft estimate that paddlers have not reviewed yet.

Season

June to August

Character

Dam-controlled river with an easy canyon run.

Watch for

Anglers share the water, so give them room.

Gauge

USGS 09110000
Taylor River at Almont
148 cfs at 6:00 PM MT on Oct 22, 2026 (snapshot)

Snowpack

Gunnison (incl. Taylor)Early seasonDam-regulated

Snow water equivalent 1.1 in. Early season — median too low for a meaningful %.

Dam-regulated: Blue Mesa Reservoir and the Aspinall Unit. Flows on this river also depend on reservoir releases — snowpack alone does not determine flows. Applies to the Gunnison Gorge and Lower Gunnison. The Taylor is controlled by Taylor Park Reservoir.

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.