Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
Cedar River at Charles City, IA
usgs-05457700	601 - 15000 cfs	II	01h19m	404 cfs (too low)
	extremely low, not much play, maybe some very tame front surfing
Gauge (1054 sq.mi. drainage) is in Charles City, so should accurately reflect water available at this location.
Range Water Level Difficulty Comment 1 - 600 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II extremely low, not much play, maybe some very tame front surfing 601 -1800 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II+ low runnable, DD moderate playboating, front surf, flatspin, very low angle cartwheels at the higher end of this range. 1000-1500 is the best for riversurfing/ 1801 -3500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III runnable, Best playboating levels. Deep enough for freestyle moves! Some riversurfing/SUP surfing possible in the surfers right pocket at about 2500cfs. The po 3501 -5500 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III high Playable, but some features lose or have poor eddy access. The top wave can still be fun for boats and boards if you can get to it. 5501 -15000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III+ extremely high, Above 5500 eddy access is mostly gone for all features. Some drop in play possible and some secondary waves are eddy accessible but change mome 16000 -25000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High III+ Bank full to flooding. Play features washed out. Very fast current. No easy exit from the water. Bridges my collect debri, may be impassable. NO PLAY.