Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
STURGEON RIVER NEAR SIDNAW, MI
usgs-04040500 400 - 4000 cfs II(III) 01h22m ~ 12.5 cfs (too low)
gauge class Almost certainly too low for reasonable boating. (Likely less than 100 cfs.)
Drainage at Old 41 is very nearly half that of listed gauge, so flow here may be nearly half the gauge listing.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 200 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II(III) gauge is important or has warning Almost certainly too low for reasonable boating. (Likely less than 100 cfs.)
200 - 400 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely low, *possibly* E.L.F. (Extreme Low Flow) run. Likely 100-200 cfs.
400 - 600 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely 200-300 cfs. Likely low-boatable flow. PLEASE HELP FELLOW BOATERS! ADD A COMMENT OR REPORT ON FLOW, BOATABILITY, AND DIFFICULTY!
600 -1000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely 300-500 cfs. Likely low/moderate flows. PLEASE HELP FELLOW BOATERS! ADD A COMMENT OR REPORT ON FLOW, BOATABILITY, AND DIFFICULTY!
1000 -2000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-III+ gauge is important or has warning Likely 500-1000 cfs. Likely high-moderate flows. PLEASE HELP FELLOW BOATERS! ADD A COMMENT OR REPORT ON FLOW, BOATABILITY, AND DIFFICULTY!
2000 -4000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-III+(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely 1000-2000 cfs. Likely high flows. (Too high?) PLEASE HELP FELLOW BOATERS! ADD A COMMENT OR REPORT ON FLOW, BOATABILITY, AND DIFFICULTY!
4000 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-III+(IV) gauge is important or has warning (Near) Record flows. River is in flood. Extreme caution urged.

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