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Rapid CO Class II+

Big Joe

Yampa - 05. Deerlodge Park to Echo Park (CO)

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Gauge Conditions
Yampa River at Deerlodge Park, CO Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1,300.0 – 25,000.0 CFS

Optimal flow range (based on 2012 Yampa-White Basin WFET Report).

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

The Yampa is squeezed down at this point and the rocky debris in the river creates a wave and hole filled rapid.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
21.9 mi
Directions
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05. Deerlodge Park to Echo Park
Yampa
II-III(IV) 46.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater