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Waterfall CO Class V

First series of slides

Daisy Creek - 01. 40' Waterfall to confluence with Slate River (CO)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Slate River above Baxter Gl @hwy 135 near Crested Butte, CO Downstream Primary

Runnable: 500.0 – 2,500.0 CFS

Optimal flows: 700 - 2500 (2013 Gunnison Flow Study). Slate gauge has moved downstream, possibly affecting correlated flow range.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Put-in below the 40' waterfall and the logjam just below it. This is an easy series of slides, but be aware that a one has a bad piton and strainers are everywhere.