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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Joe Holt provides (2008-05-07): Here is the latest information on the levels for Park-and-Play at Palisades.

Flow (cfs)	Location	Description
8,000-10,000	Channel side	This is the flow for the wave on the channel side. It is tough to catch and requires a fast boat to surf. It is a hoot when you can get it!
10,500-14,000	State Park side	The hole is great for surfing and flat spins, but is too shallow for anything vertical. It is very retentive and it no place to be upside down.
24,000-30,000	State Park side	The hole is deep, fast and powerful! Vertical moves are possible if you have the balls to try them. The hole is plenty retentive and seems to pull you out to its meaty center if you don’t watch it.
32,000-35,000	State Park side	The feature turns into a wave. It is easy to attain and great for most tricks. It is not sticky at this level and is low consequence fun if you have a roll!

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA

usgs-05464500

8000 - 35000 cfs

III

00h42m

3810 cfs (rc= -2.1 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
0 -8000 cfs	extremely Low-barely Low	III	not much happening here.
8000 -10000 cfs	barely runnable-med runnable	III	Channel side wave is in; Tough to catch and requires a fast boat to surf. It is a hoot when you can get it!
10000 -14000 cfs	med runnable-a bit pushy runnable	III	State Park side hole very retentive for surfing and flat spins, but too shallow for anything vertical and no place to be upside down.
14000 -24000 cfs	med runnable-a bit pushy runnable	III	?
24000 -30000 cfs	a bit pushy runnable-high runnable	III	State Park hole is deep, fast, powerful, retentive (seems to pull you out to its meaty center if you don’t watch it). Vertical moves are possible if you have
30000 -35000 cfs	a bit pushy runnable-high runnable	III	State Park side turns into a wave, easy to attain and great for most tricks. It is not sticky at this level and is low consequence fun (if you have a roll)!

Report - Reports of Cedar Palisades-Kepler State Park (PnP) 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
	Cedar River [IA]	State Park Hole	~12000	Joe Holt
	Cedar River [IA]	Palisades-Kepler	~7500 cfs	Steve Weliver
5y266d20h42m	Cedar Riverq [IA]	Wave#2 from Rive Right	~7400 cfs	Gary Heil