Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
HONEY CREEK AT WAUWATOSA, WI
usgs-04087119 100 - 600 cfs II-III+ 01h04m 5.96 cfs (too low)
gauge class Too low.
Gauge (10.3 sq.mi. drainage) is on reach, so should be highly accurate. However, flow changes rapidly (<1 hour) with rain, defying the online-posting time-lag.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 50 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-III+ gauge is important or has warning Too low.
50 - 100 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I(II) gauge is important or has warning Low, scrapey, but do-able.
100 - 250 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II(III) gauge is important or has warning Low-to-moderate flow.
250 - 500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-III+ gauge is important or has warning Moderate flow.
500 - 600 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-III+(IV) gauge is important or has warning High flow.
600 - 650 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-III+(IV) gauge is important or has warning Unusually high flow. CAUTION: ONE BRIDGE MAY REQUIRE LIMBO! DO NOT PUT ON IF RIVER MAY BE STILL RISING!!
650 -5000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High III-IV gauge is important or has warning DO NOT PUT ON!! ONE BRIDGE IS IMPASSIBLE AND NO EDDIES TO GET OUT ABOVE IT! (Wait 0:30-1:00, it'll probably be back down.)

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