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Gunnison River

6 Porch Notes tagged “Gunnison River,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County

Black Canyon of the Gunnison sits right at Montrose's doorstep

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is just outside Montrose, and the National Park Service is the place to check entrance fees, road and rim status, and inner-canyon rules before a visit.

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Water and land - Gunnison County

The Gunnison River through Black Canyon has special fishing rules

The Gunnison River through Black Canyon is Gold Medal and Wild Trout water with flies-or-lures-only rules, catch-and-release for rainbow trout, and a no-fishing zone in the first 200 yards below Crystal Dam.

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Water and land - Gunnison County

Blue Mesa is a federal reservoir, not the county's tap water

Blue Mesa Reservoir is part of a National Park Service recreation area on the Gunnison River and is managed by federal agencies, separate from any town's drinking-water system.

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Water and land - Delta County

Delta County river conditions are better checked than guessed

Live USGS gauges track the Gunnison and Uncompahgre at Delta, so river conditions can be read instead of guessed.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Delta County

Three rivers meet near Delta, and the fishing rules change by water

The Gunnison, Uncompahgre, and North Fork rivers draw anglers to Delta County, but each stretch can have its own rules on species, size, and method.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County

The Dominguez-Escalante NCA carries the Gunnison River past Montrose

The lower Gunnison River north of Montrose runs through the BLM's Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, a red-rock float and hiking area that spans Montrose, Delta, and Mesa counties.

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