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Yampa River (Steamboat Springs)

Live conditions for Yampa River (Steamboat Springs): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

25cfs→ stablecaution
No wade or float band on file yet.
Water temp50.4°F
Stage2.29 ft
Engine callOFF no band
Gauge read 8:00 AM CDT · USGS 09237500. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Yampa River (Steamboat Springs) is a freestone river in Colorado, fished for trout — rainbow, brown. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
troutrainbow troutbrown trout
Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

  • Yampa River – Stagecoach Dam Tailwater Accesswalk in
  • Sarvis Creek State Wildlife Areawalk in
  • Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Areawalk in
  • River Creek Parkcarry
  • Rotary Parkwalk in
  • Fetcher Parkcarry
  • Dr. Rich Weiss Park / 5th Street Bridgecarry
  • Charlie's Hole (13th Street Bridge)walk in
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.