Colorado waters
Colorado tailwaters
The river below a dam. Releases, not weather, decide the flow, and cold water drawn from depth keeps trout alive far south of where they could otherwise live.
Gauge locations. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
6 tailwaters in Colorado
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River below Green Mountain ReservoirCOBLUE RIVER BELOW GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CO | 103 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 1 | none yet |
| Fryingpan RiverCOFRYINGPAN RIVER NEAR RUEDI, CO. | 45 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Gunnison RiverCOGUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO | 222 cfs | 14th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Purgatoire River below Trinidad LakeCOPURGATOIRE RIVER BELOW TRINIDAD LAKE, CO. | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| South Platte RiverCOSOUTH PLATTE RIVER BLW BRUSH CRK NEAR TRUMBULL, CO | 62 cfs | 10th | n/a | ↓ falling | 5 | none yet |
| Uncompahgre RiverCOUNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO | 252 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 3 | none yet |
Looking for something else in Colorado? See all 24 Colorado waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.