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*The cited gauge is for Wildcat Creek (about 30 miles to the Southeast), which could/should provide some indication of runnability. Correlation is not assured, especially since storms generally track Southwest to Northeast, thus could hit one watershed and largely miss the other.

The 'minimum' is purely conjecture based not upon any experience, but only upon historical flows and averages. Similarly, the 'maximum' is only a theoretical guess of possible higher levels, where the run will become bigger and pushier. Many boaters will love these levels, and will look for the gauge to 'go purple'.

Refinement suggestions (regarding correlations between the boater's gauge and this USGS gauge/stage reading) are welcome from boaters with experience by using the 'Add a comment' button which should appear in the "Comments" tab if you are logged-in as a 'registered' user of the AW pages.

This is NOT the 'paddlers gauge' which area boaters refer to for water levels. The paddlers gauge is painted on an 'I'-beam (river-left, just upstream of the bridge at the put-in). Runnable down to about 1.5', decent play begins at about 2' on this gauge, and by 4' things get pretty wild. Above 5', many features are either washed-out or catch-on-the-fly, and most paddlers will likley pick other options.

The best indicator is to watch weather patterns and rainfall totals for the area, as well as the Hoosier Canoe Club Message Board, where members are likely to post levels when it is 'up'.

Pipe tends to hold it's water a tad better than other whitewater rivers in the state (notably the Big Pine). Thus, will usually be boatable for a few days longer after rains hit it's watershed.

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