Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER AT HUMBOLDT, MI
usgs-04057800 100 - 800 cfs I-II 01h27m ~ 177 cfs (running)
gauge class Likely low but boatable flow.
Referenced gauge (on other branch of the river) has just about half the drainage as this put-in, so flow could be ~2x gauge. Correlation not assured.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 100 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I-II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for decent whitewater run.
100 - 300 cfs barely runnable-med runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely low but boatable flow.
300 - 500 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely good moderate flows.
500 - 800 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-II+(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely high-boatable flows.
800 -1500 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II(III) gauge is important or has warning Likely to be getting big and pushy. Caution is urged.
1500 -3000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-III+ gauge is important or has warning (Near) Record flows. Utmost caution is urged.

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