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Are you coming to Colorado and would like to know where to go prospecting, gold panning and find some gold?   There are many places with many different types of gold deposits here.   Colorado was mainly known as a silver state, (the gold that runs with it is significant, however, and we produced more dollars in gold than silver) but there are many places open to the public where gold can be found in Colorado .   Much of it is small, due to the geothermal conditions under which gold was put into the different matrixes, but this system of putting metals into rock makes for rare and beautiful formations. Hot water, and super heated steam over time can go a long way to putting gold into many different conditions. There are so many places to discuss, that it could be months before these pages are finished.   We will begin with the Arkansas River, our second home. We know it best.  Each area has it's own sub-page, so click on the area you are interested in from the menu under the Gold in Colorado menu button, or click on your favorite area listed here.  Arkansas River Drainage in Colorado ,

Prospecting Clear Creek , Fairplay Gold

  

Also, I have found two links to Camping and Resorts in Colorado . http://www.campcolorado.com and http://www.coloradoresort.com   These are not affiliate links for me, just good info for you.

 

 

Here are a couple of resource links to the BLM that you might need.  The first is the home page of the BLM.  When you get there, you will need to click on the state you are interesting in getting information on.   www.blm.gov .   The website address for the LR200 is www.blm.gov/lr2000  where you can look up claim information using claim name and range township and section, and the geocommunicator can be found at www.blm.gov/geocommunicator where you can look up the maps.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT!  

                                                                                                           

NEW regulations and fee requirements will be put into effect for the Cache Creek highbanking area.  You can find information on it on the Arkansas River Drainage page .

 

Well, folks, run off is here, and we will be putting up  some of the stream flow information on Colorado Rivers until run off is over some time in July.  Come back each week to see if there are any changes.

 

ARKANSAS RIVER

 

                                         Numbers               Nathrop              Salida                    Royal Gorge

Friday June, 27                     2770                    2820                2820                           3340

Friday June, 20                     3370                    3540                3540                           4320

Friday June, 13                     1980                    2150                2150                           2370

Friday, June 6                       2590                 - 2900             - 2900                         - 3520

Monday June 2                     2830                    2830                2970                           3700

 

 

CACHE la POUDRE near Ft. Collins -

1810  June 27

2030  June 20

1240 June 13

 2250  June 6

 2190  Monday June 2

 

CLEAR CREEK

 

Dumont             near Golden -

679                  716 Friday June, 27 

612                  734 Friday June 20

517                  609  Friday June 13 

484                  556  Friday June 6

 517                 685  Monday June 2

 

COLORADO RIVER

Cameo          Glenwood 

16,300             14,000      Friday June 27             

17,900             15,500      Friday June 20

13,900                               Friday June, 13

 

EAGLE RIVER

                 Red Cliff - 395     Avon - 1990    Gypsum - 3370

 June 20                                                                          4260 

June 27                      245                 2980                     3810  

 

GUNNISON RIVER

Gunnison Gorge -    4190    Dominguez Canyon - 10,100  Friday June, 6

                                   2670                                            6,670   Friday June 13

                                   3940                                                         Friday June, 20 

                                   3790                                                          Friday June 27

                                                                                                                      

                                  

SOUTH PLATTE

from 50  near Lake George to 909 near South Platte, Ne.  June 13

845 at Henderson to 832 near South Platte, Ne  June 20

636 at Bailey to 981 near South Platte, Ne.   June 27