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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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LOGS/TREE: Glenwood is getting surfed as the rapid snowmelt comes in. But so do the huge logs and trees. Link to G-wood live cam: https://www.coloradowebcam.net/camera/glenwood-kayak-park-wave-zoom-webcam Head’s up while surfing and really each side of the river should have a community whistle and throw bag. Mater of fact, bring your own throw bag and whistle. Heck
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Bingo “Local’s Only” but in a cool way.
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SURF FORECAST (5/3/23 Noon): Per Brent, the flow stays the same out of Chatfield today at 30cfs… RRP (Chiclets) is out of play at 56cfs. Beavers is still in play hovering just below a 100cfs (94cfs w/ water temp rising from mid-50’s to the low-60’s) w/ a longboard or high volume board. Dave’s Wave is
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YES; you need a wetsuit to river surf in metro-Denver and elsewhere. NO; a dry suit is not a good choice! NO; a dive wetsuit is not a good choice. NO; a cheap wetsuit is not a good choice. NO; wetsuits don’t last forever. NO; don’t underestimate hypothermia. River surfing in the S. Platte sees
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Surf Forecast (Tuesday afternoon into Monday morning): Typically if by 2pm there are no updates on Chatfield Reservoir release the output will remain same from the prior day. So it seems Chatfield will remain at 30 cfs. Chiclets is too low to surf. Beavers is surfable via Bear Creek Reservoir release that is putting 45cfs
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The Royal Aces have played at a couple of the Denver Surf scene events. If you happen to be over by Sloan’s Lake area, drop in for some classic surf muzak! Location: Edgewater Beer Garden2508 Gray St Edgewater, CO 80214 More Info: https://www.reverbnation.com/show/25903325 Details:All ages show. The Edgewater Beer Garden will be open earlier, and
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If it were not for Ben Nielsen and the McLaughlin Whitewater Group, there would be absolutely no river surfing scene in Metro Denver. Ben did so by expanding from decades of efforts of the likes of Rick McLaughlin who transformed the deadly lowhead dams at Union with boat-chutes into some of the earliest waves on
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And he has a smile!
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Beavers Wave used to be surfed more when RRP only had Benni’s but the flow was not enough at RRP. Bear Creek down river from RRP would often turn up the volume at Beavers enough for a full on urban surf session between the highways in south Denver like this vid.
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Benni’s used to be the main wave at RRP before Sixx was built. It is actually a fun wave but needs 220cfs to be surfed and the top end of flow is not known since it has been surfed well over a thousand cfs. Enjoy the local surf crew at Benni’s in this vid, “Stand
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