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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 main reservoir release gate will decrease from 185 to 125 cfs and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Thursday, August 1, 2024. RRP: 140cfs+/- (predicted) RRP with a bit of native flow in the river, will see a drop in flow to about 140cfs by later this afternoon. Sixx will still

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  • The main reservoir release gate will increase from 165 to 185 cfs and the fish hatchery will be reduced to 5 cfs today, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. RRP: 200cfs+/- Even better day of fun steep surf at Sixx. Benni’s and Chiclets got surfable waves. Pueblo: 920cfs+/- Update on the P-town New Wave…. Apparently there was

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  • The main reservoir release gate will remain at 165 cfs and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. RRP: 180cfs+/- Sixx remains steep and fun today. Benni’s and Chiclets are surfable as well. Pueblo: 910cfs+/- P-town new wave is CLOSED to river surfing but OPEN to tubing?!?…./s. UPDATE, P-TOWN

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  • The main reservoir release gate will remain at 160 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Monday, July 29, 2024. RRP: 185cfs+/- Sixx (with a bit of extra native flows in the river on top of the dam release) is shaped steep so bring your normal short board to surf Sixx.

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  • The main reservoir release gate will remain at 160 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Monday, July 29, 2024. RRP: 185cfs+/- Sixx (with a bit of extra native flows in the river on top of the dam release) is shaped steep so bring your normal short board to surf Sixx.

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  • The main reservoir release gate will remain at 160 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Sunday, July 28, 2024. RRP: 185cfs+/- Same report as the AM with some extra flow in the river over the dam release. Sixx is steep and fun. Benni’s is surfable. Chiclets has got a real

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  • Will update flows when I get the official word from the Chatfield Water Managers later this morning. RRP: 180cfs+/- Sixx was shaped steep and fun last night so should be similar the first half of the day at the least. Benni’s is surfable as evidenced by the wave indicator of the water touching the bottom

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  • The main reservoir release gate will increase from 110 cfs to 160 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Saturday, July 27, 2024. RRP: 180cfs+/- (predicted) Sixx will come back to a fun low flow surfable level hopefully with some additional native flow in the river. Also keep an eye on

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  • The main reservoir release gate will remain at 110 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Friday, July 26, 2024. RRP: 140cfs+/- Sixx was surfed last night at a tad bit higher flow but from the pole cam pics it didn’t look all that dynamic and might be flatter today; though, surf

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  • The main reservoir release gate will decrease from 150 cfs to 110 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 10 cfs today, Thursday, July 25, 2024.. RRP: 140cfs+/- Sixx with some extra native flow on top of the 110cfs release falls just at or out of surfable range while Chiclets will still be surfable.

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