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Colorado's Best Whitewater | The Arkansas River
Colorado's Best Whitewater | The Arkansas River
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The following news reports are about Colorado whitewater adventure on the Upper Arkansas River in Colorado.
Reservoirs that feed the Colorado River in Colorado are expected to fill.
As river revivals go, Colorado's most recent is bordering on the miraculous.
The month that began with dismal predictions of drought throughout much of the state has morphed into a soggy saga of overflowing rivers and reservoirs with forecasts of more to come.
Although all of this rain includes the unfortunate side effect of flooding in some areas, those whose livelihoods depend upon flowing water are quick to count their blessings.
"This May has really been a miracle in Colorado," Eric Kuhn, general manager of the Colorado River Water Conservation District, told a crowd gathered last week at the Mesa County State …
Read More on The Denver PostSALIDA — Arkansas River rafters are anticipating a banner summer of white-water fun thanks to late April and May snowfall in the high country.
Arkansas River Outfitters Association members attended an annual meeting last month to gear up for the season and nervously eyed snowpack figures. Instead of fearing the worse, they were celebrating the recent designation of national monument status bestowed on Browns Canyon, one of the most popular sections of the river, located between Salida and Buena Vista.
“Since that meeting, the snow has been flying in the upper elevations that feed the Arkansas River. As of May 11, the Fremont drainage is at 117 percent of normal and the Independence drainage is at 125 …
Read More on The Pueblo ChieftainBob Hamel, Owner of Arkansas River Tours and Member of the Arkansas River Outfitters Association provide KRDO-TV viewers an outlook for the 2015 season on the Arkansas River.
View MoreApril weather provides great fishing conditions; the water flows are runnable, plenty of sunshine and the fish are biting on the Arkansas River. Bill Dvorak, owner of Dvorak Expeditions, fishing outfitter and a member of the Arkansas River Outfitters Association (AROA), has been fishing the river for many years. “This is a great time since the caddis hatch starts in April near Canon City and migrates upstream as the weather and water warms.We also have quite a few Blue Winged Olive hatches which can be better than the caddis. Plus there are fewer boaters on the river this time of year.” Guided tours for April are up suggesting an increased awareness of fishing conditions on the Arkansas River.
In January 2014 the Colorado …
View MoreThe Arkansas River basin snowpack is doing better than the rest of Colorado, but that’s not saying a whole lot.
Statewide snowpack is just 65 percent of normal, while the Arkansas River basin snowpack is slightly less pitiful at 79 percent of normal.
What this means for spring runoff – and the $23 million rafting industry that depends on it – remains to be seen.
“I wouldn’t be so down about those snowpack numbers,” said Mike Kissack, head of the Arkansas River Outfitters Association. “They can be deceptive.”
Kissack points out that local outfitters benefit from upstream snowpack, not snowpack runoff in the southern end of the basin. Fortunately, …
Read More at The Chaffee County Times
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