Uncompahgre River at Rollans Park, Ridgway on June 28, 2024

2024 Uncompahgre River Classic Winners Announced


The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) announced winners of the 2024 Uncompahgre River Classic at the Ridgway RiverFest on June 29. The peak flow of the Uncompahgre River (as measured between Ridgway and the Ridgway Reservoir)…

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KNOW YOUR STREAMFLOW: How minerals and sediment change rivers


A stream like the Uncompahgre River transports many substances as it flows through a variety of geologic, land use, vegetation, and urban areas. The substances include suspended bits of soil and rock, organic material, nutrients,…

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historic flood in Ouray, photo courtesy of Denver Public Library

KNOW YOUR STREAMFLOW: The effect of landslides


Surface water erosion is the primary cause of landslides. When intense periods of rainfall or snowmelt saturate the landscape, it softens the soils mixed within various sizes of rocks and boulders below ground level. The…

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Uncompahgre River discharge graph 2021-2022

KNOW YOUR STREAMFLOW: River discharge


Discharge… such an impersonal and flatly technical term for something so dynamic. It’s really just a description of how much water flows in a channel. Flow expressed in CFS or cubic feet per second over…

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