In 1979, Welch and a buddy were likely the last to kayak Waterton Canyon from the granite-girdled confluence of the north and south forks of the South Platte and into the river’s gneiss-and ...

To reach Waterton Canyon, follow South Wadsworth Boulevard (Colorado 121) south from C-470 about 4 miles. Turn left onto Waterton Road just before the entrance to the Lockheed Martin plant.

The South Platte River in Eleven Mile Canyon has been returned to its natural course. “We’re on schedule and the river is returning back to it’s natural state,” said Leah Shipstead ...

After a winter break, work has resumed to the project started last summer to the South Platte River at the entrance to Eleven Mile Canyon. Fly Water Construction and US Forest Service has now ...

Using only words, Dr. Colorado paints a vibrant history of the passage of time along the South Platte River, as gold-rushers made their way to Colorado, towns sprung up and turned into cities, peop… ...

Crews are trying to clean up more than 5,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the flood-swollen South Platte River near the northern ... Lime Gulch Fire Forces Closure Of Waterton Canyon ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 Tuesday morning ended with one car falling into the South Platte River. According to the Denver Police Department, the crash happened just ...

Photo credit: South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership. The online tool was updated in September 2023 and provides access to data on several factors that influence the quality of the water, such as ...

On July 31, Scott Tampa, the president of the Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited, which serves the south Denver metro area for the national conservation nonprofit, was fishing the South Platte River ...

An Aurora man drowned after being swept away by fast-moving currents in the South Platte River on the Fourth of July. As FOX31's Gabby Easterwood reports, the man's death highlights how quickly ...

The trout weren’t rising at 6:45 a.m. when I waded into the South Platte River in Eleven Mile Canyon. I was there to fish the hatch of small black-bodied, white-winged mayflies.

Water is falling from the reservoir's dam about 290 feet down into the South Platte River below, where it will make its way to Denver Water treatment plants. The water was flowing over the top at ...