Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BRULE RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 2 NEAR FLORENCE, WI
usgs-04060993 250 - 2500 cfs I-II 02h08m 444 cfs (running)
gauge class Likely low to moderate flows.Uncertain about best levels. If you have info, help us out with a comment or report.
Gauge (366 sq.mi. drainage) is 10 miles downstream of take-out. Large tribs intervene. Flows here will go from (put-in) ~4/9ths to (take-out) ~5/6ths gauge.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 150 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low I gauge is important or has warning (Near) record lows.
150 - 250 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I(II) gauge is important or has warning Likely very low for reasonable whitewater. Uncertain about best levels. If you have info, help us out with a comment or report.
250 - 500 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely low to moderate flows.Uncertain about best levels. If you have info, help us out with a comment or report.
500 -1500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely moderate flows.Uncertain about best levels. If you have info, help us out with a comment or report.
1500 -2500 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II gauge is important or has warning Likely high flows.Uncertain about best levels. If you have info, help us out with a comment or report.
2500 -4500 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II gauge is important or has warning Unusually high flows. Uncertain about effect on whitewater.If you have info, help us out with a comment or report.
4500 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High I-II gauge is important or has warning (Near) Record high flows.

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