Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PINE RIVER BELOW PINE R POWERPLANT NR FLORENCE, WI
usgs-04064500 250 - 2000 cfs I-II(IV) 01h32m 590 cfs (running)
gauge class LaSalle is boatable (moderate-to-high); Pine 'Narrows' probably not.
Gauge (533 sq.mi. drainage) is about 2 miles downstream of dam and hydro plant.Gauge should reflect flow at LaSalle. See 'Flow info' tab for 'Narrows' flows.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 150 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low IV(V) gauge is important or has warning Too low for good whitewater run.
150 - 250 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning Marginal flows. Possible bump-and-scrape run.
250 - 450 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning Likely good (low-to-moderate) flows for LaSalle; Likely too low for Pine 'Narrows'.
450 - 790 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II(IV) gauge is important or has warning LaSalle is boatable (moderate-to-high); Pine 'Narrows' probably not.
790 -2000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-IV(V) gauge is important or has warning La Salle is high (likely scary!); Narrows is probably boatable.
2000 -5000 cfs barely High-extremely High II-IV+(V+) gauge is important or has warning Probably too high.

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