
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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June 22, 2025 | Decrease in Twin Release | From USBR: We're still following the native inflows down. We'll decrease the flows from Twin by 125 cfs- 60 cfs at 07:00 and 65 cfs at 07:30 this morning (22 Jul). After the gate operations, we'll be releasing 275 cfs, 2 cfs from accounts and the rest native. |
June 20, 2025 | Decrease in Twin Release | From USBR: We're going to decrease the Twin release by 225 cfs this morning with 75 cfs changes at 0800, 0830 and 0900 hrs. After the gate operations, we'll be releasing 400 cfs- about 2 cfs account release and the rest native. |
June 19, 2025 | Decrease in Twin Release | From USBR: We're going to be following the native flows down for the next few days, I think. We'll cut 100 cfs in 2 50 cfs decreases at 08:00 and 08:30 this morning (19 Jun). After the gate operations, we'll be releasing 630 cfs, all but 2 cfs of which is native. |
June 18, 2025 | Decrease from Twin Release | From USBR: It looks like runoff is starting to taper off and we'll be reducing the release from Twin, following the flows down. There will be a 50 cfs decrease in the release at 07:30 this morning (18 Jun). After the gate operation, we'll be releasing 737 cfs, all but 2 cfs of which is native. |
June 17, 2025 | Increase in Twin Release | From USBR: We're going to increase the Twin release by 250 cfs this morning (17 Jun) with 75 cfs increases at 7:30, 8:00 and 8:30 and a final gate operation of 25 cfs at 9:00. After the gate operations, we'll be releasing 800 cfs- about 130 of account and the rest native. |
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 | 654 cfs | |
Below Granite | ||
Nathrop | ||
Parkdale |