Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The automated gauge is some miles downstream of the takeout and also includes the sometimes significant input of Shirttail creek after heavy rain and in winter months. Real-time flow information is also available from Dreamflows.com

A stck gauge can also be found under the putin bridge, river right, and readings are often shared on local online forums such as boof.com and dreamflows.com.

Historical data can be found by clicking on the level number above and following links to the usgs home page for this gauge. CDEC also provides information about the Snow water content

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA
usgs-11427000 400 - 3500 cfs IV 01h28m 206 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
400 -3500 cfs barely runnable-high runnable IV

Report - Reports of American, N. Fork 3. Chamberlain Falls: Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims Road 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
American, N. Fork3. Chamberlain Falls: Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims Road [ ] Surf Wave n/a Evan Lloyd
1y213d14h42m American, N. Fork [CA] Yankee Jim Road Access 1600 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
1y213d14h42m American, N. Fork [CA] Slaughter's Sluice 1600 cfs Ryan Groth
2y303d13h42m NF American [CA] Keith Kishiyama, Bogus Thunder, NF American 1000 Ian Buckley
2y345d22h42m American, N. Fork3. Chamberlain Falls: Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims Road [ ] N. Fork American Put in 850 cfs Evan Lloyd
5y223d14h42m NF Amreican [CA] Wendy Laakmann, Staircase, NF American 1000 Ian Buckley