Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER AT HUMBOLDT, MI
usgs-04057800 100 - 600 cfs II-IV 01h57m ~ 172 cfs (running)
gauge class Likely low-boatable? (Maybe too low?) (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
Reference gauge (M.Br.Escanaba, 46 sq.mi.) *may* slightly overstate flow here (drainage ~40 sq.mi.). Correlation not assured.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 75 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-IV gauge is important or has warning Almost certainly too low for adequate depth in gradient areas.
75 - 100 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low II-IV gauge is important or has warning Possible E.L.F. (Extreme Low Flow) level? (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
100 - 200 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely low-boatable? (Maybe too low?) (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
200 - 300 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely low-moderate flows? (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
300 - 400 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely moderate flow. (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
400 - 500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely moderately high flow. (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
500 - 600 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely high flow (pushy for this narrow twisty stretch)! (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
600 - 800 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely unusually high and very pushy. Caution is urged. (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report!)
800 -5000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely dangerously high flow for a narrow twisting stream. (We need your input to refine flow ranges and runnability/difficulty rating. Add a comment or report

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