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Meadow Creek Blw Meadow Creek Reservoir near Tabernash

Live conditions for this USGS-monitored stretch of water, updated every 15 minutes.

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Good

Paddle Score, from live wind and water conditions

Photograph taken near Meadow Creek Blw Meadow Creek Reservoir near Tabernash
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Monarch Lake.JPG by Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

14 mph

gusting to 19 mph

Air temp

71°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

9.12 cfs

normal for this date

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
6p1419
7p1115
8p814
9p519
10p411
11p66
12a66
1a1015
2a79
3a1015
4a811
5a78

Is this flow normal for July 31?

Today's 9.12 cfs is 13% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 8 cfs, across 7 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind14 mph — hard work, whitecaps likely-23

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, so the flow and weather are real — but 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.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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