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After much research, failed attempts for change of status quo, and self-reflection; I have decided to refrain from knowingly promoting river surfing due to river surfing’s unwittingly and knowingly negligent use of unsafe gear (in particular the use of quick release leashes and improperly designed personal floatation devices for river surfing). Quick Release Leashes Are
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Chatfield decreased to 80cfs at 11:30am Saturday, August 19, 2023. Sixx was surfed Friday at low flow but the Chatty drop to 80cfs will essentially take the surf out of Sixx, Chiclets, and Beavers and 16th to a point. Though the desperate surfers might hit Beavers anyway (it was surfed early Saturday) or Dave’s Wave
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The Denver Surf Report will be replacing itself with a new and improved webpage and blog that will expand the river surfing reports beyond just Denver. Please read the news release about it: Supercritical Flows Web Page Launched Hope to see you over at Supercritical Flows aka “The Critic” and hope you will subscribe to the blog within
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Realize most of you are pay-walled off from reading this Denver Post article today but it is the same old regurgitated story we often read about the S Platte River going to be resorted over the next decade(s) from Denver on up to and past Thornton. Unfortunately along with restoration of that stretch of the
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Mega thanks to all of who have read “The Denver Surf Report” this past 2024 river surfing season. Has been my joy helping you score surf in our landlocked state of Colorado, especially in metro-Denver and traveling out of the Front Range to surf. Will post up some occasional river surfing reports if and when
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Heavy rains yesterday afternoon, last night, and into the morning, impacts local surf. RRP: 212cfs+/- Get some possible surf at Wav Sixx if you have the tolerance. Last readings on the Union gauge were dropping. Not sure how quickly this will drain off today. Keep an eye on the Union gauge (mind the time stamp)
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The main reservoir gate release will be reduced from 45 to 25 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain 5 cfs today, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. RRP: 35cfs+/- (predicted) Looking like the flow out of Chatfield reservoir is done for the rest of the year. Only possible exception would be if the Front Range is inundated
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Tuesday 9/3/24 noon update… (no word yet from Chatfield Dam, assume Chatty staying at 75cfs or might even drop) RRP: 109cfs+/- You might catch some small surf for a few hours longer but will need a very high volume board to surf either Chiclets or Sixx. If we get a bump up, I will let
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Labor Day mid-day update 9/2/24 … (no word yet from Chatfield, assume Chatty staying at 75cfs) RRP: 116+/- Need a very high volume board to surf either Chiclets or Sixx. Sixx pole cam- https://www.senserasystems.com/public/embed/3M7824646H83 Union gauge (RRP)- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLAUNICO?params=DISCHRG Chatfield Reservoir/Dam gauge- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLACHACO?params=DISCHRG Pueblo: 416cfs+/- Flow out of the Pueblo Reservoir/Dam reduced a bit earlier today
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Sunday late afternoon update 9/1/24 Labor Day Weekend… (no word from Chatfield, assume Chatty staying at 75cfs) RRP: 119+/- Need a very high volume board to surf either Chiclets or Sixx. Sixx pole cam- https://www.senserasystems.com/public/embed/3M7824646H83 Union gauge (RRP)- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLAUNICO?params=DISCHRG Chatfield Reservoir/Dam gauge- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLACHACO?params=DISCHRG Pueblo: 550cfs+/- (predicted) Had a brief turn off of the flow from
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Sunday morning 9/1/24 Labor Day Weekend… RRP: 110+/- RRP has a little extra native flow in the river on top of the dam release. Will need a very high volume board to surf either Chiclets or Sixx. Sixx pole cam- https://www.senserasystems.com/public/embed/3M7824646H83 Union gauge (RRP)- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLAUNICO?params=DISCHRG Chatfield Reservoir/Dam gauge- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLACHACO?params=DISCHRG Pueblo: 560cfs+/- (predicted) Looking like about
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The main reservoir gate release will be reduced from 110 to 75 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain 5 cfs today, Saturday, August 31, 2024. RRP: 80cfs+/- (predicted) RRP will drop low and barely surfable if at all in a few hours with the dam reduction. Sixx pole cam- https://www.senserasystems.com/public/embed/3M7824646H83 Union gauge (RRP)- https://dwr.state.co.us/Tools/StationsLite/PLAUNICO?params=DISCHRG Chatfield
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