Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PAINT CREEK AT ROCHESTER, MI
usgs-04161540 100 - 1000 cfs I-II 3y180d04h03m 18.2 cfs (too low)
gauge class Likely too low for decent whitewater entertainment. We need your input! Please add a comment or report.
Gauge (71 sq.mi.drainage) is very near listed put-in, so should very accurately reflect actual flows.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 50 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for decent whitewater entertainment. We need your input! Please add a comment or report.
50 - 100 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely low/boatable (a bit of a scrape). We need your input! Please add a comment or report.
100 - 200 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely low-to-moderate. We need your input! Please add a comment or report.
200 - 500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely moderate-to-pushy. We need your input! Please add a comment or report.
500 -1000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely quite pushy.Caution and good skills required. We need your input! Please add a comment or report.
1000 -5000 cfs barely High-extremely High II(III) gauge is important or has warning Outrageously high (near or above record flows). We need your input! Please add a comment or report.

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