Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The Black has releases all through the summer, for rafting trips. Kayakers can surf off those releases for a run down the river.

The scheduled releases occur roughly halfway down the run, in the vicinity of Glen Park Falls. Therefore, one can put in about an hour before the beginning of the scheduled release. Don't hang out and play too long, or else you'll run out of water below Glen Park Falls.

There is usually a special release on the Friday of Moose Festival weekend, from 11 AM-1 PM.

Gauge Information

Name Range Updated Level
BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN NY
usgs-04260500 1000 - 6000 cfs 00h48m 3110 cfs (rc= 0.4 )

RangeWater LevelComment
0.0000-1000.0000 extremely Low-barely Low
1000.0000-6000.0000 barely runnable-high runnable

Report - Reports of Black 6. Watertown to Brownville 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
Black [NY] ICS 15,000 CFS Jim Dobbins
Black [ny] Black, Hole Brothers 1800 cfs simon wiles
Black [NY] Black, Jon Runs knife Edge 1800 cfs simon wiles
Black River [NY] Working Out at Hole Brothers n/a Shawn Casey
Black River [NY] Surfing Hole Brothers n/a Neil Cowley
Black River [NY] Paradise at Hole Brothers n/a Harry A. Marinakis, M.D.
1y141d14h18m Black [NY] The Poop Chute 1700 cfs Matt Muir
2y112d14h18m Black River [NY] Stay away from Molly's Crack 1200 cfs Jim Dobbins
2y140d14h18m Black [NY] Molly's Crack 1980 cfs Matt Muir
2y359d22h18m Black [NY] Black River (NY) Map n/a Matt Muir
3y38d22h18m Black [ny] Inner City Strife 2006 15,000 cfs Jim Dobbins
3y99d22h18m Black [ny] Back surfing on Hole Brothers n/a Shawn Duffy
4y216d22h18m Black [NY] inner city 12,000 CFS Michael Klein
6y263d22h18m Black River [NY] Hole Bros 2300 Matt Husted
7y121d22h18m Black River [NY] Holes Brothers n/a Christopher Wagener
8y30d22h18m Black [NY] Glen Park Falls 2000 cfs Matt Muir
8y30d22h18m Black River [NY] Knife's Edge on the Black, NY 2000 cfs Matt Muir
> 10 years Black [NY] Knifes Edge 6000 cfs 6000 CFS Brad Roberts