No update yet from the Chatfield water managers at almost 2pm. Maybe they are going to see DU hockey play in the championship game watch party at Magness Arena at DU’s campus 4pm. If I get any updates on flow will do a quick report. Meanwhile read up on the KAYAK’s WAVE AT RRP!!! Last […]
Category: Chatfield Water Release Announcements
Posts relayed from daily update(s) for the release of water from the Chatfield Reservoir determined by Colorado State employee Brent Schantz (River Operations & Compact Coordinator for Water Division One)
Chatty 65cfs (low flow surf at Beavers and Dave’s Waves)
The main reservoir release gate will be remain at 65 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Friday, April 12, 2024. Likely will hold like this all weekend. Hope for some rain in the forecast next week. Dave’s Wave was surfed this morning and should be even better when the daily […]
Chatty 65cfs (Pueblo New Wave Fail, Scout 3.0?)
The main reservoir release gate will be reduced to 65 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Sixx is out of play…. Did check Sixx late yesterday evening, looked surfable despite the triangles not covered. See the pic below. Not sure why Chatfield is releasing just below […]
Chatfield 90cfs 4/10/24 (Sixx Cam Surfable Indicators Guide)
No change at Chatfield today. The main reservoir release gate will remain at 90 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Chatty flow is just at that level right now that misses Sixx being surfable unless some more water makes it into the river tributaries and down […]
Chatty Remains 90cfs (Sixx Lowflow Surfable) 4/9/24
No change at Chatfield today. The main reservoir release gate will remain at 90 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Surprised that nobody has given Sixx a try at this flow with extra water in the system. Sixx is shaped for fun lowflow surf and the […]
Sun Coming Back, Chatty to 90cfs
The main reservoir release gate will be increased from 70 to 90 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Monday, April 8, 2024. Kind of still below Sixx but keep an eye on it. Beavers, 16th, and Dave’s will be surfable. LBK
I will make the sun disappear and reappear….
The eclipse is happening started at 11:28 a.m. here in Colorado. The eclipse will peak at 12:40 p.m., and will end at 1:54 p.m. The entire eclipse will last about 2 hours and 26 minutes from start to finish over the Colorado area. Still waiting on the Chatty release info… Don’t look at the sun […]
Downtown Denver 16th St Surf Session 3pm (Chatty Likely No Change) Sunday 4/7/24
Likely will not see a Chatty flow change today. Mr Mike has called another 16th St Bridge (downtown Denver downriver 5-10 min walk from REI) surf sessions as water is still in the system for a fun surf at 267cfs. Longboards and short boards w/ some volume are surfable. Mr Mike says, “Come one; Come […]
Chatty drops to 75cfs (wind & rain?)
The main reservoir release gate will be reduced from 80 to 75 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Friday, April 5, 2024. Beavers is surfable today and was surfed this morning. Going to be sketchy windy Sat into Sunday. Might get some precipitation into the system, so will be watching […]
Chatty to 80cfs (Beavers is the Spot to Surf)
The main reservoir release gate will be reduced from 91 to 80 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Thursday, April 4, 2024. Today Sixx will be just under the surfable range. The place to surf yesterday was Beavers and will be the spot to surf today. If we get lucky, there […]
The Denver Surf Report 