Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
STURGEON RIVER NEAR SIDNAW, MI
usgs-04040500	400 - 2000 cfs	II-III(V+)	01h21m	471 cfs (running)
	Likely good boatable range. Best flows are uncertain. Help out your fellow boaters by posting a comment about preferred flows.
Gauge (171 sq.mi.drainage) lies nearly 20 miles upstream, with a good number of creeks/tribs intervening, thus gauge will understate actual flow in this reach.
Range Water Level Difficulty Comment 0 - 250 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-III(V+) Likely too low for reasonable whitewater run. Best flows are uncertain. Help out your fellow boaters by posting a comment about preferred flows. 250 - 400 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low II-III(V+) Likely low, but possible whitewater run. Best flows are uncertain. Help out your fellow boaters by posting a comment about preferred flows. 400 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III(V+) Likely good boatable range. Best flows are uncertain. Help out your fellow boaters by posting a comment about preferred flows. 2000 -4000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-III(V+) Unusually high flows. Caution is urged for any who venture onto this run. 4000 -6000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-III(V+) (Near) record flows. Utmost caution is urged.