Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
EAU CLAIRE RIVER AT KELLY, WI
usgs-05397500 350 - 2200 cfs II(III) 01h19m 796 cfs (running)
gauge class Moderate flow. Main drop may get 'sticky'/tricky.
Gauge (Drainage=375 Sq.Mi.) is well downstream. Flow at put-in may be about 0.8 times gauge. Gauge will lag both rise and fall.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 70 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low I gauge is important or has warning Way low, boney.
70 - 350 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II(III) gauge is important or has warning Low, but possible to do just the dells as PnP. Bump-and-scrape, but some fun play.
350 - 500 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II(III) gauge is important or has warning Low runnable (may still find some areas a bit 'thin').
500 -1200 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II(III) gauge is important or has warning Moderate flow. Main drop may get 'sticky'/tricky.
1200 -2200 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Moderately high flows. Definitely scout main drop! (Middle 'chute' line likely a nice route in lower-to-middle part of this range.)
2200 -3500 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-III(IV) gauge is important or has warning Getting large. Recommended class III- sneak river-right on main drop opens up in this range.
3500 -9999 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-III+(IV) gauge is important or has warning Big, impressive, powerful flows. Sneaks advised (for any who choose to run). Island dells will be big pushy waves/holes.

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