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Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours

Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours

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Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours is a kayak & canoe livery in Durango. They offer whitewater rafting trips on the Animas River, Rio Chama, Rio Grande, Piedra River, Dolores River, San Miguel, Ruby Horsethief, Westwater Canyon, and Moab Daily. Trips are available for families and include Class I, II, and III rapids.

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Disciplines
Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

2008 to 2026

The water at Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,715 cfs, and lowest in January, at 182 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,940 cfs, in 2019.

Typical flow by month at Animas River below Durango Pump Plant near Durango, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January182149 to 203
February183150 to 214
March237177 to 346
April643419 to 961
May1,6301,080 to 2,190
June1,715852 to 3,135
July500340 to 1,030
August390248 to 475
September267206 to 354
October282216 to 387
November226187 to 306
December189158 to 234

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Animas River below Durango Pump Plant near Durango, CO (site 09362520). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

90Go/ 100 conditions score

Streamflow

600 cfs

Above normal (79th)

Water level

3.86 ft

High today

74°F

Wind

8 kt

Gusts 11 kt

Rain chance

0%

Week ahead

Mon74°F0%
Tue75°F47%
Wed65°F78%
Thu68°F70%
Fri56°F54%
Sat73°F10%
Sun75°F12%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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