Gauge
Gauge Description:
The river can be run as low as minus 14 on the Adako Bridge gauge. Zero to 6 inches are the preferred levels. Anything over a foot puts you into a class 5 day with big ledge holes. The gorge has been run much higher.
If the Johns river gauge is over about 750 cfs the river might be running. Wilson Creek is a tributary of Johns river, and the gauge is about 7 miles below the confluence.
According to Regional Streamkeeper Chris Bell:
"Runnable when Johns River is at least 300 cfs and rising; 400-500 cfs on Johns River corresponds to approximately 0 on the painted Wilson Creek gauge. Keep in mind that Wilson Creek is a tributary to Johns River, and that the Johns River reading is a clue as to what was happening in the Gorge about twelve hours earlier."
For more great info check wilsonvisual or The Asheville Area Boating Beta Page.
As of Jan. 6, 2003 Chris Bell added a Wilson Creek Virtual gauge to the boatingbeta page!
Johns R at Arneys Store, NC [ NC ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
Linked Reaches
Search Results
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | Johns— Route 1328 to Route 1438 | I-II | 58 cfs | 7/23 23:45 | ||
| NC | Wilson Creek— B) Route 1328 Bridge to National Forest sign | II-III | 58 cfs | low | 7/23 23:45 | |
| NC | Wilson Creek— C) The Gorge: National Forest sign to parking area above Brown Mtn. Beach | III-IV+(V) | 58 cfs | low | 7/23 23:45 | |
| NC | Wilson Creek— D) Below Brown Mountain Beach to Johns River | I-II(III) | 58 cfs | low | 7/23 23:45 |
Station Description
| AW Gauge ID: | 772 |
| USGS Station: | 02140991 |
| HUC: | 03050101 |
| Latitude: | 35.8336 |
| Longitude: | -81.7119 |
| Class: | -1 |
