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arkansas river
20 Porch Notes tagged “arkansas river,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
Why people call the Arkansas the whitewater rafting capital
The Arkansas through Chaffee County is the most commercially rafted river in the United States, and the licensed outfitter trade built around it is a signature part of the local economy.
Read note ->Water and land - Bent County
In the lower Arkansas Valley, farm water can be bought and moved away
In Bent County and the rest of the lower Arkansas Valley, irrigation water rights have long been sold to Front Range cities, which changes what a farm property can grow.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County
On the Arkansas through Fremont County, the river has its own managers and rules
The stretch of the Arkansas River around Cañon City and the Royal Gorge is part of a state-managed recreation area, so launches, fees, and safety rules are set by an official agency rather than left open.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area runs right through Chaffee County
The stretch of the Arkansas River through Salida and Buena Vista is a managed state recreation area run jointly by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and federal agencies, with its own access points and rules.
Read note ->Water and land - Chaffee County
The Arkansas through Chaffee County is Gold Medal trout water
A long stretch of the Arkansas River through Chaffee County is designated Gold Medal Water for trout, and fishing rules and access come through Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Read note ->Water and land - Chaffee County
In Chaffee County, a well sits inside the Arkansas River basin's rules
Wells around Salida and Buena Vista fall under the state's Water Division 2, which administers the Arkansas River basin, so a well permit comes with conditions rather than unlimited water.
Read note ->Water and land - Otero County
In the Arkansas Valley, ditch water is its own question
Many Otero County farms and acreages carry canal or ditch irrigation water from the Arkansas River that is separate from the household water at the tap.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Bent County
John Martin Reservoir is a state park and a flood-control dam at the same time
John Martin Reservoir in Bent County is a federal flood-control and irrigation reservoir on the Arkansas River that is also a Colorado state park for fishing, boating, and birding.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
Browns Canyon National Monument is public land with dirt-road access
Browns Canyon between Buena Vista and Salida is a national monument run by the BLM and Forest Service, with unpaved access roads and some seasonal closures.
Read note ->Water and land - Prowers County
In the Arkansas Valley, a Prowers County well sits in a busy water basin
Prowers County is in the Arkansas River basin, where the state administers groundwater closely and some wells must be measured.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Lake County
The Arkansas River starts in Lake County and is Gold Medal water
The Arkansas River begins near Leadville and flows into the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, a long stretch of Colorado Gold Medal trout water co-managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Read note ->Water and land - Fremont County
Fremont County floodplain questions belong in the building homework
Check flood damage prevention rules and FEMA maps before building near mapped flood risk in Fremont County.
Read note ->History and culture - Pueblo County
The Pueblo Levee Murals: A Flood Wall That Became Miles of Paint
The concrete flood walls along Pueblo's Arkansas River carry a decades-long mural project that Guinness once recognized as the world's longest painting.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
Surf a wave in the middle of town
Buena Vista and Salida both built standing waves right in the Arkansas River, free to watch or paddle all summer long.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pueblo County
The Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam runs cold and fast
The tailwater stretch of the Arkansas River just below Pueblo Dam is popular for fishing and tubing, but releases can make it very cold and high, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife sometimes restricts use.
Read note ->History and culture - Pueblo County
The Riverwalk put the Arkansas River back in downtown Pueblo
The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo is a downtown waterway built where the river was diverted after the 1921 flood, run by a public authority and free to walk year-round.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County
Tunnel Drive Trail near Cañon City follows an old water pipeline through three blasted-rock tunnels
Tunnel Drive Trail is a gravel out-and-back west of Cañon City that runs along a retired irrigation pipeline bed through three granite tunnels above the Arkansas River.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pueblo County
Fishing rules on the Arkansas change as you move toward Pueblo
The Arkansas River above Pueblo includes long stretches of Gold Medal water with special rules, and regulations differ by segment, so anglers should check the rules for the exact reach they fish.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
Salida's FIBArk river festival has run since 1949
FIBArk, short for First in Boating the Arkansas, is Salida's June whitewater festival on the Arkansas River, held since 1949 and one of the longest-running events of its kind.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Pueblo County
Bald eagles winter along the Arkansas River at Pueblo
Bald eagles gather along the open water of the Arkansas River and Lake Pueblo in winter, making the cold months a good time for respectful eagle watching near the city.
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