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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

See discussion in the river description below.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT MARSHALL, NC
usgs-03453500 700 - 7000 cfs III-IV 02h35m 4140 cfs (running)
700 is the minimum for the Barnard to Stackhouse run. I'd recommend 1200 to continue to Hot Springs. It can be run above 7000 but it is no longer an intermedia

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
700 -7000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV 700 is the minimum for the Barnard to Stackhouse run. I'd recommend 1200 to continue to Hot Springs. It can be run above 7000 but it is no longer an intermedia

Report - Reports of French Broad 9. Barnard to Hot Springs and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
French Broad Section 9 [NC] Pillow Rock Rapid n/a paul podgorski
French Broad Section 9 [NC] Judith At Pillow Rock Rapid n/a paul podgorski
French Broad Sec. 9 [NC] 1400 cfs Foster Lander
French Broad9. Barnard to Hot Springs [NC] French Broad River Cleanup n/a Mark Singleton
French Broad [NC] Katie going airborne 1800 cfs Andy Travis
French Broad [NC] Lori & Dean Geis at Kayakers Ledge n/a Sutton Bacon
1y171d00h05m /French Broad-9. Barnard to Hot Springs [NC] Hugh at Kayaker's Ledge 1520 cfs Hugh Barrow
2y56h00m /French Broad-9. Barnard to Hot Springs [NC] Jon boat n/a Doug Methvin
3y25d02h11m French Broad River [NC] French Broad River Clean Up low runnable level Kevin Colburn
3y360d10h48m nolichucky [NC] Account of 05/30/09 0.00 ft 0
6y232d01h34m French Broad Sec. 9 [NC] Combat Roll @ Kayaker's Ledge ~1380 cfs David Leachman
6y253d01h34m French Broad [NC] Flat water on Section 9 1200 CFS Ben Williams
6y260d01h34m French Broad [NC] French Broad Section 9 n/a Mark Eldreth
6y284d01h34m French Broad [NC] Playing on French Broad 2 1900cfs Mike Cleary
8y11d01h34m French Broad [NC] Kayakers Ledge n/a paul podgorski
9y316d01h34m French Broad [NC] Surfing French Broad n/a Darrell McPeake
> 10 years French Broad [NC] Frank Bell Hole 1200 cfs Thomas O'Keefe