Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Saco River near Conway, NH
usgs-01064500 400 - 2000 cfs II 01h06m 1410 cfs (running)
gauge class 1000 cfs is where the river really comes into its own as a whitewater run. Some people will consider this level to be high and pushy.
Drainage area at gauge: 385 sq.mi.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 100 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II gauge is important or has warning Too low for any real whitewater.
100 - 400 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low II gauge is important or has warning Too low for most people, but if you're desperate it's better then sitting home.
400 - 600 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II gauge is important or has warning At this level it's mostly rock-dodging and scraping. Powerline still has a mini-wavetrain of sorts on river right at that level but it's very short.
600 -1000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II gauge is important or has warning Low-Moderate flows. Fun but not too boney.
1000 -2000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II gauge is important or has warning 1000 cfs is where the river really comes into its own as a whitewater run. Some people will consider this level to be high and pushy.

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