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Fremont River at Highway 24 above Sandy Creek near Caineville

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

72

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:35:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:32:46 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Fremont River at Highway 24 above Sandy Creek near Caineville
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Fremont River and Bentonite Hills (3722865685).jpg by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 10 mph

Air temp

56°F

84% chance of rain

River flow

362 cfs

very high for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 97

  • Tue

    69

  • Wed

    46

  • Thu

    97

    Best

  • Fri

    78

  • Sat

    95

  • Sun

    57

  • Mon

    66

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
1a59
2a28
3a59
4a47
5a26
6a26
7a49
8a36
9a47
10a59
11a914
12p1014

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 362 cfs is 2163% above the median for this date — which counts as very high water here.

The median flow on this date is 16 cfs. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 2 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 56°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-6
  • Rain — 84% chance in the next 6 hours-22

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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