
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
State Park in Salida, CO
Hours:
Park: Open 24 hours a day, year-round
Visitor Center: Sun.-Tues., Thurs.-Sat. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wed. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
307 West Sackett Ave.
Salida, CO 81201-1654
United States
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
State Park in Salida, CO
Hours:
Park: Open 24 hours a day, year-round
Visitor Center: Sun.-Tues., Thurs.-Sat. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wed. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
307 West Sackett Ave.
Salida, CO 81201-1654
United States
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Announcements
Date | Announcement | Details |
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September 19, 2024 | Increase in Twin Release | From USBR: We are going to increase the release from Twin Lakes by 25 cfs today (9/19/24) at 1:30 pm. After the gate change we'll be releasing about 88 cfs, about 62 of which is account water and the rest native. |
September 18, 2024 | Water Order FAP 24-37 | Mount Elbert Powerplant GENERAL Sugarloaf Dam |
September 10, 2024 | Water Order FAP 24-36 | Mount Elbert Powerplant General Sugarloaf Dam |
September 9, 2024 | Decrease in Twin Release | From USBR: We’re going to decrease the release from Twin Lakes by 50 cfs on Tuesday, 10 Sep 24, at 08:00. After the gate operation, we’ll be releasing 65 cfs. USGS is sampling for water quality at Lake Fork this week. We’ve reduced the flows from Turquoise to 9 cfs to aid their efforts. When they finish sampling, we’ll maintain the release at 9 cfs until we know whether or not we’ll get the power generating unit back at Mt Elbert at the end of the month. |
September 4, 2024 | Decrease in Twin Release | From USBR: The USGS wants to do some water quality sampling in Lake Fork next Monday thru Thursday (9-12). They’ve asked if we can drop the flows in Lake Fork to 9 cfs. We’re going to do that in 3 3cfs cuts today (Sep 4), tomorrow (Sep 5) and Fri (Sep 6). The cut on Fri may be 4 cfs depending on exactly what we need to get down to 9 cfs. |
High Water Advisories
Rapid | Advisory in Effect | High Water Advisement | High Water Equipment Advisement |
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Numbers | No | It is recommended that the Numbers (Section 1E) not be run when the river is flowing over 2400 cfs at the Numbers/Below Granite gage as read at 7:00 am for full day or morning trips and at 12:00 noon for afternoon Numbers trips. |
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Pine Creek Rapid | No | It is recommended that Pine Creek Rapid (within Section 1D) not be run when the river is flowing over 1250 cfs at the Numbers/Below Granite gauge as read at 7:00 a.m. for full day or morning trips. |
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Royal Gorge | No | It is recommended that the Royal Gorge (Section 5) not be run at flows over 3200 cfs at the Parkdale gauge as read at 7:00 a.m. for full day or morning trips and at 12:00 noon for afternoon Royal Gorge trips. |
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Colors of Water
View the Colors of Water report on the Arkansas Basin Water Operations Dashboard.
Waterflow Summary
The information above depicts the Flow Program Target and the flow of the Arkansas River as measured in cubic feet per second (cfs) at the Wellsville Gauge near Salida, CO. This page also tracks, in acre feet (af), the amount of water released as part of the summer component of the Voluntary Flow Program. For reference, a flow of 1 cfs for 24 hours is 1.98 af.
Waterflow Readings
Waterflow Gauge Locations (7 A.M. Reading)
Gauge | Value | Water Flow Data |
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Wellsville | 634 cfs | |
Below Granite | ||
Nathrop | ||
Parkdale |