Gauge
Gauge Description:
*Gauge is about 8 miles upstream in Appleton. River flow is highly regulated by a series of locks and dams. The riverbed through this stretch is primarily wide, flat bedrock. A significant part of flow is diverted, both into the locks and into a powerplant channel. Thus, the "gauge flow" does not reflect actual flow in any boatable channel. Further, even the boatable channel for this run is broken up by islands (particularly in the lower portion of this reach, where one encounters braided channels), so it is nearly impossible to quantify (from this gauge) the amount of the flow you are boating in any particular channel.
The gauge serves only as a preliminary indicator of likely runnability. The best gauging is visual inspection, looking at the dam upstream of the put-in. There are eight 'releasable' gates in the dam. One releasing is low boatable, two is good/medium, and three is high.
As a result, the detail description of this run includes numerous mentions of 'one-gate', 'two-gates', or 'three-gates' levels.
| CFS | Relative Level |
Recommended for | Description |
| 4,000 - 6,000 | Low | Beginner to Intermediate whitewater boaters |
Play is possible in '1000 Islands' (below the diagonal dam). (See Part III in the description.) The early parts of the reach (Part I & II in the description) will generally be too grungy to bother with. |
| 6,000 - 10,000 | Optimal | Intermediate to stronger whitewater boaters |
Whole reach should be runnable/playable. |
| 10,000+ | High | Experienced whitewater boaters |
Some features will be great, while other areas may just become too pushy for good play or may 'wash out'. "Ten Boat Wave" is reported to be great! |
| Gauge/flow analysis (based on USGS data, 1986-2006) |
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| Drainage area at gauge | 5,950 sq.mi. |
| All time minimum daily mean flow | 783 cfs |
| 90% of time flow exceeds | 1,640 cfs |
| 10% of time flow exceeds | 8,100 cfs |
| All time maximum daily mean flow | 18,000 cfs |
| 10/90 ratio ('flashy-ness') (under 3 is quite steady, over 10 is quite 'flashy') |
4.9 |
| Average runnable days per year | 47 |
FOX RIVER AT APPLETON (AVM) [ WI ] |
Current Conditions
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| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | Fox (Outagamie Co.)— Kaukauna to 1000 Islands (1.5 miles) | II-III(IV) | 1,020 cfs* | low | 9/4 19:00 |
Station Description
| AW Gauge ID: | 1868 |
| USGS Station: | 04084445 |
| HUC: | 04030204 |
| Latitude: | 44.2481 |
| Longitude: | -88.4231 |
| Class: | -1 |
