Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI
usgs-04031000 250 - 2000 cfs I-II 01h25m 244 cfs (too low)
gauge class Likely ELF (Extreme Low Flow) run.
Gauge (200 sq.mi.drainage) is on this reach, so very accurately portrays actual flow.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 150 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for any real whitewater.
150 - 250 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely ELF (Extreme Low Flow) run.
250 - 500 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely low-boatable flows. We need your input. Add a comment or report relating your impressions of boatability and difficulty at various gauge flows.
500 -1000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely moderate boatable flows. We need your input. Add a comment or report relating your impressions of boatability and difficulty at various gauge flows.
1000 -2000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely high boatable flows. We need your input. Add a comment or report relating your impressions of boatability and difficulty at various gauge flows.
2000 -5000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High I-II gauge is important or has warning Unusually high flows. Big and pushy. We need your input. Add a comment or report relating your impressions of boatability and difficulty at various gauge flows
5000 -15000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High I-II gauge is important or has warning Outrageously high flows.Likely low-boatable flows. We need your input. Add a comment or report relating your impressions of boatability and difficulty at vario

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