Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
CATAWBA RIVER AT GREAT FALLS, SC
usgs-02147310	350.50 - 355.00 ft	III	00h29m	~ 351.54 ft (running)
	Flows in this range will be between 400 and perhaps 2000cfs
This gage is on the reservoir just upstream of the Great Falls. Flow in the Great Falls Long Channel is provided by permanent notches in the diversion dam that
Range Water Level Difficulty Comment 350.50 -353.00 ft barely runnable-med runnable III Flows in this range will be between 400 and perhaps 2000cfs 353.00 -354.70 ft med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III This range is between roughly 2000 and 3000, including the 2850 recreation releases. 354.70 -355.00 ft a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III Recreation flow level, around 2850cfs, occurs at 354.5. The paperclip channel is in - use it! 355.00 -360.00 ft barely High-extremely High III The diversion dam overtops at 355 and the paddler channels are not recommended and are likely dangerous. Portage at the channels is not possible.