Gauge Description:

Visual.

This is a small watershed (29.6 square miles), so it will be runnable only during pring snowmelt or after heavy rains. Water levels will rise quickly (within hours of the start of a good rain) and fall almost as quickly, most often within a day or two.

To attempt some estimate of runnability, we have 'pegged' it to the gauge on Blackberry Creek, which lies just to the west, and (at it's gauge) is almost twice the watershed of Waubonsie. As with any 'reference gauge'  (a gauge on a different river than the whitewater is on), correlation is not assured, but should be reasonably predictive. There will be times the gauge suggests 'runnable' when the reach will be found too low or too high, and vice versa (gauge says too low or high, but it is running sweet).

'Minimum' is based off the 10% flow (I.E., 10% of the time the river is at or above this flow), and 'Maximum' is set at about the "1% flow". As such, they are merely tentative guidelines, subject to revision based upon knowledgeable user input. the USGS gauge

If you have run this reach, and can provide better correlation data on runnable levels (or other gauge indicators), please do so via the "Add a Comment" button, which should appear below for all registered, logged-in users of this website.

BLACKBERRY CREEK NEAR MONTGOMERY, IL [ IL ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 3.75 38 7/24 0:15 Station Graphs

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Level Legend:

Running

Below Minimum Recommended Flow

Above Maximum Recommended Flow

Unknown

Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
IL	Waubonsie Creek— Stone Gate Park to Fox River (0.25 mile)	II	38 cfs*	low	7/24 0:15

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	2490
USGS Station:	05551675
HUC:	07120007
Latitude:	41.7408
Longitude:	-88.3833
Class:	-1