above its confluence with the Colorado River is easy to navigate if one already knows where the holes are. Drive the riffles, not the pools! It’s another mini adventure with my friend and neighbor in the Bronco with the front seat roof panels removed.
Today, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) above the confluence with the Colorado River near Dewey Bridge, Utah, the Dolores River is flowing 135 cubic feet per second (cfs). Last year it was flowing 721 cfs and the historical median flow on this date is 1,120 cfs based on 40 years of record at a USGS gaging station a few miles upstream.