Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA
usgs-05412020	3501 - 6000 cfs	III	01h24m	1170 cfs (too low)
	main feature is shallow, retentive, trashy, boxed in. There may or may not play on the fish passage side, it is generally flushy, small and shallow.
Gauge (903 sq.mi. drainage) is just downstream, so will very accurately reflect flow in this park.
Range Water Level Difficulty Comment 1 -3500 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low III main feature is shallow, retentive, trashy, boxed in. There may or may not play on the fish passage side, it is generally flushy, small and shallow. 3501 -5000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III the main feature is finally deep enough and friendly enough for freestyle play boating fun! 5001 -6000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III a mellow wave in the middle of the river may form at the ‘high wave structure’ no eddy access though 6001 -10000 cfs barely High-extremely High III Features are washed out.