Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SHEBOYGAN RIVER AT SHEBOYGAN, WI
usgs-04086000 900 - 2000 cfs I(III) 00h36m ~ 457 cfs (too low)
gauge class Totally low; nothing but a scrape.
Actual flow will be roughly 75% of USGS figure, but subject to irregularities due to uneven contribution from significant downstream tribs.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 500 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low I(III) gauge is important or has warning Totally low; nothing but a scrape.
500 - 900 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I-II(III) gauge is important or has warning Low and boat abuse, but desperate boaters have run at these levels.
900 -1200 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II+(III) gauge is important or has warning Low boatable.
1200 -1600 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-IV gauge is important or has warning Moderate boatable range. (Scout final ledge before putting on. Know where you want/need to be!)
1600 -2000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III-IV gauge is important or has warning *MAYBE* high runnable, but final ledge gets real keepy! Take long, hard look to assess where you might come through.
2000 -3200 cfs somewhat High-extremely High III-IV(V) gauge is important or has warning Final ledge is extremely keepy looking hydraulic. With no way to avoid it, whole reach is inadvisable!
3200 -9999 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High III-IV gauge is important or has warning (Near) Flood levels. Mad freight train rush downhill. Bottom ledge (at least in places) flushes through.

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