Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
FORD RIVER NEAR HYDE, MI
usgs-04059500	300 - 2000 cfs	II	01h44m	~ 1180 cfs (running)
	Likely moderate-to-high flows. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows.
Gauge (450 sq.mi. drainage) lies well downstream, thus will certainly lag rise and fall. Flow here will be nearly half gauge reading.
Range Water Level Difficulty Comment 0 - 200 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II Likely too low for reasonable whitewater run or play. Non-gradient portions of river are likely paddleable. 200 - 300 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low II Likely low, perhaps marginal whitewater. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows. 300 - 600 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II Likely low to moderate whitewater. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows. 600 -1000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II Likely low-moderate to high-moderate whitewater. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows. 1000 -2000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II Likely moderate-to-high flows. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows. 2000 -5000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II Likely high, pushy flows. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows. 5000 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II Likely big pushy flood conditions. We need your input! Help out your fellow boaters with a comment or report about best flows.