Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SILVER CREEK AT FLORIST DRIVE AT ONEIDA, WI
usgs-04072076 20 - 120 cfs I-II 02h59m ~ 10.5 cfs (too low)
gauge class Likely less than 100 cfs. Likely too low for any whitewater. Areas of shoals or gradient will be a grunge.
Flow here *may* be 5.0-5.25 times reference gauge (Silver Creek, 5 sq.mi.drainage). *Correlation is not assured.*
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 20 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely less than 100 cfs. Likely too low for any whitewater. Areas of shoals or gradient will be a grunge.
20 - 40 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Perhaps 100-200 cfs. Possibly low-boatable. Areas of shoals or gradient may be a grunge.
40 - 60 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 200-300 cfs. Likely good boatable flows.
60 - 80 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 300-400 cfs. Likely rather high flows for this area. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
80 - 120 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely 400-600 cfs. Unusually high. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
120 - 160 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 600-800 cfs. Likely unusually high flows. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
200 - 999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 800 to over 1000 cfs. Unusually high. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
DUCK CREEK NEAR HOWARD, WI
usgs-04072150 400 - 2400 cfs I-II 02h59m ~ 57.9 cfs (too low)
gauge class Likely under 100 cfs. Likely too low for decent whitewater. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
Flow here *may* be about 1/4th this reference gauge (Duck Creek, 108 sq.mi.drainage). *Correlation is not assured.* **UNFUNDED 2018.10.01**
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 400 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely under 100 cfs. Likely too low for decent whitewater. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
400 - 800 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 100-200 cfs. Likely low-boatable. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
800 -1200 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 200-300 cfs. Likely moderate flows. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
1200 -1600 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 300-400 cfs. Likely moderately high flows. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
1600 -2400 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 400-600 cfs. Likely high flows. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
2400 -3600 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High I-II gauge is important or has warning Possibly 600-800 cfs. Unusually high flows. *Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*
3600 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely (near) record flows.*Help your fellow boaters with report of gauge reading and perceived whitewater rating.*

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