Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
STURGEON RIVER NEAR ALSTON, MI
usgs-04041500 200 - 3000 cfs I-II 01h32m 482 cfs (running)
gauge class Maybe low-boatable flows. (We need your input! If you boat this or scout it, let us know what it looks like at flows you've seen!)
Gauge (346 sq.mi. drainage) is below the powerhouse at Prickett Dam. It should very accurately reflect actual flows at this location.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 200 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I gauge is important or has warning Almost certainly too low for anything but rock bashing boat abuse.
200 - 500 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Maybe low-boatable flows. (We need your input! If you boat this or scout it, let us know what it looks like at flows you've seen!)
500 -1000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II gauge is important or has warning Maybe moderate-boatable flows. (We need your input! If you boat this or scout it, let us know what it looks like at flows you've seen!)
1000 -3000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II+ gauge is important or has warning Maybe moderate-to-high-boatable flows. (We need your input! If you boat this or scout it, let us know what it looks like at flows you've seen!)
3000 -5000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-III gauge is important or has warning Unusually high flows. (Could 'wash out', or could build big! We need your info!)

Join AW and support river stewardship nationwide!