Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BAD RIVER NEAR MELLEN, WI
usgs-04026450 150 - 500 cfs II-III(IV) 5y157d01h38m 96.2 cfs (too low)
gauge class Too low for good whitewater trip.
Gauge (82 sq.mi. drainage) at Conley Road (on this reach) will very accurately reflect actual flows.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 100 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Too low for good whitewater trip.
100 - 150 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II+(III) gauge is important or has warning Maybe marginal, E.L.F. (extreme low flow) run. We welcome your input on best flows! Add a comment or report to help your fellow boaters!
150 - 250 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Probably low to low-moderate flows. We welcome your input on best flows! Add a comment or report to help your fellow boaters!
250 - 350 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Probably low-moderate to high-moderate flows. We welcome your input on best flows! Add a comment or report to help your fellow boaters!
350 - 500 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III-IV gauge is important or has warning Probably high, pushy, meaty flows. We welcome your input on best flows! Add a comment or report to help your fellow boaters!
500 - 750 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High III-IV(V) gauge is important or has warning VERY HIGH! Experts only, with caution! We welcome your input on best flows! Add a comment or report to help your fellow boaters!
750 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High IV-V gauge is important or has warning Extremely high! Experts only! Utmost caution urged!
Bad at Conley Rd
virtual-11123 175 - 500 cfs II-III(IV) 55h25m ~ 27.537 cfs (too low)
gauge class Almost certainly too low for decent whitewater. We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
Virtual gauge: Drainage at put-in = 0.137*drainage at gauge (way downstream). Correlation not assured. Expect gauge to lag both on rise and on decline.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 150 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Almost certainly too low for decent whitewater. We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
150 - 175 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely marginally boatable (especially if flow is increasing, less so if decreasing). We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
175 - 250 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely low-boatable flows (especially if flow is increasing, less so if decreasing). We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
250 - 350 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely moderate flows (especially if flow is increasing, less so if decreasing). We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
350 - 500 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-III+(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely high flows (especially if flow is increasing, less so if decreasing). Rapids will get 'beefy'. We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
500 - 600 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-IV(V) gauge is important or has warning Likely unusually high flows (especially if flow is increasing, less so if decreasing). Caution is urged. We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
600 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High III-IV(V) gauge is important or has warning Likely extremely big and pushy in rapids. Extreme caution is urged. We need your input! Leave a comment or report!
BAD RIVER NEAR ODANAH, WI
usgs-04027000 1200 - 3280 cfs II-III(IV) 55h23m 219 cfs (too low)
This gauge is WAAAY downstream, thus will not reflect actual flow in this reach. Actual flow likely 1/7 to 1/8 of listed gauge reading.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1200 -3280 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Actual flow likely 1/7 to 1/8 of listed gauge reading.

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