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Fun with the Uncompahgre Rubber Ducky Race


The staff of the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) has grown in 2025! We hope you had a chance to meet Volunteer Coordinator Claire Barker and Hydrologist Virginia Weiskopf at the Ridgway RiverFest at the end of June….

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2025 Ridgway RiverFest poster

New shuttle services at the Ridgway RiverFest in 2025


The annual Ridgway RiverFest is known for its river races including the Junk of the Unc homemade watercraft competition.  Besides the talented Ouray Mountain Rescue Team kayakers, who accompany the racers and show off their…

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2025 F3T Uncompahgre River Benefit promotional banner

Fly Fishing Film Tour Benefit for the Uncompahgre River & Rollans Park Cleanup, May 23 & 24


Want to lounge outside in the beautiful early summer weather? Kick back with a cold beer, take in the films, and soak up those stunning mountain views? We’ve got you covered. We’re donning a new…

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April stream gauge data from North Ouray on the Uncompahgre River

Watch out for High Flows & Possibly Flooding of Banks


The Uncompahgre River’s flows are beginning to increase and will peak in May, June or early July, due to spring runoff from snowmelt. As you can see from the graph above, the flows have remained…

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