Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
STURGEON RIVER NEAR SIDNAW, MI
usgs-04040500 1000 - 4000 cfs II-IV 01h28m ~ 479 cfs (too low)
gauge class Likely too low for reasonable whitewater run. (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.)
Flow in Tioga *may* be roughly 1/10th the Sturgeon near Sidnaw. Correlation not assured.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 500 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for reasonable whitewater run. (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.)
500 -1000 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low II-IV gauge is important or has warning Possible ELF (Extreme Low Flow) run. (~50-100cfs). (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.
1000 -2000 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Possible low boatable. (~100-200cfs). (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.)
2000 -3000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Possible moderate boatable. (~200-300cfs). (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.)
3000 -4000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Possible high flow. (~300-400cfs). (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.)
4000 -5000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-IV gauge is important or has warning Likely very high flow. (~400-500cfs). (We need your input! Add a comment about gauge reading and corresponding runnability/difficulty of this run.)
5000 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-IV gauge is important or has warning Record high flows.

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