Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CISCO BRANCH ONTONAGON R AT CISCO LAKE OUTLET, MI
usgs-04037500 60 - 300 cfs I-II(IV) 02h05m 67.2 cfs (running)
gauge class Likely ELF (Extreme Low Flow), boat/paddle abuse run. (We need your input. Add a comment or report about best flows for whitewater.)
Gauge (50.7 sq.mi. drainage) is 12 miles upstream at regulated outflow from Cisco Lake Dam. May flow when rain would not have other rivers in the area flow.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 60 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for reasonable run. (We need your input. Add a comment or report about best flows for whitewater.)
60 - 120 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely ELF (Extreme Low Flow), boat/paddle abuse run. (We need your input. Add a comment or report about best flows for whitewater.)
120 - 200 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely reasonable moderate flows. (We need your input. Add a comment or report about best flows for whitewater.)
200 - 300 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely big and pushy. (We need your input. Add a comment or report about best flows for whitewater.)
300 -1000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning No history of flows this high. Likely to be wild. Caution is urged.

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