Upper Tenmile
| Run Length |
1 mile |
Average Gradient |
200 fpm |
| Difficulty |
Class V- |
Recommended Flow |
500 cfs |
| River |
Tenmile Creek |
Location |
Frisco, Colorado |
| Author |
COUNT |
Current Level |
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| Drainage |
Colorado |
Elevation |
9560ft to 9360ft |
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Fast, non-stop, seat-of-your-pants creeking. Scout by the bike path river right or the trail river left (but this doesn't offer as good of a view for much of the river). Put in off the highway by the beaver ponds just below Copper. Please either walk up with your boat while scouting or have someone drop you off as you cannot park by the highway here. KNOW YOUR EDDY AT THE DIVERSION CULVERT. They become fewer and farther between the closer you get to the tunnel. If you're not 100% on your eddy and your ability to catch it, either stage someone to grab peoples boats or extend a line from a tree down to river-line to grab. There have been major pins and rescues on this bridge. At lower flows, you may be able to paddle through the tunnel (the right one) but check it for wood ahead of time. This run is usually done in conjunction with Middle and Lower Tenmile.
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Disclaimer
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Beaver Ponds off I-70. | | | Take-Out
Officer's Gulch. |
Add Rapid
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