High Water Starting May 11th

The Bureau of Reclamation has informed us that they will be raising the water to near power plant capacity for the next 5-7 days.  This means the river will increase from the current 800 cubic feet per second to 4500 cfs.   By May 12th the river should hold steady at 4500 cfs unless weather changes flows downstream.  The river flow is increased each spring in conjunction with the Yampa river to create a flood plain for chubs and suckers down stream to spawn.  Fishing on the river changes dramatically during this time.  The first couple of days fishing can be difficult do to debris in the water.