Gauge Description:

USGS gage located just above the ledges section behind the firestation. This section can and does rise and fall rapidly due to the steep upper watershed. High water is usually found in late April and early May. Medium water mid May through early June. Low water through the Summer sometimes high enough to run especially after a rain event. Forecast
Too low to scratchy low......350cfs - 500cfs
Low..........................500cfs - 850cfs
Medium.......................850cfs - 1500cfs
High.........................>1500cfs
Estimated chance (%) of finding the river runnable.
Month............% chance.................comment

January ............ 0%....frozen. 
February.............0%....frozen.
March................5%....Usually frozen. 
April...............75%....Best chance mid to late April 
May ................85%....Runnable most of the month
June.................45%
July.................40% 
August...............35%....A thunderstorm could bring it up 
September...........45%....Tropical storms and their remains 
October........…....60%
November............70%....Fall rains, dormant trees
December............45%....River starts freezing about Christmas

Be aware this is averaged out over several years. The % chance refers to the probability of finding the river running on any given day. For instance a 35% probability for August means on average you can only expect 10 days of water. One year there could be 20 days in August with water, other years none. Spring levels are usually higher than fall levels. The river rises and falls rapidly because of the steep watershed. An occasional summer storm could bring the river up for a day. People often run this stretch lower than the recommended minimum flows with some wading in the shllows.