Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WI
usgs-05394500 300 - 1200 cfs I 02h16m ~ 198 cfs (too low)
gauge class Likely under 150 cfs; Likely too low for decent whitewater.
Flows on Copper may be about half that of Prairie River.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 300 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I gauge is important or has warning Likely under 150 cfs; Likely too low for decent whitewater.
300 - 600 cfs barely runnable-perfect runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Likely 150-300 cfs; Likely good flows for this run.
600 -1200 cfs perfect runnable-high runnable II+ gauge is important or has warning Likely between 300-600 cfs; high flows for this little run.
1200 -9999 cfs barely High-extremely High II+ gauge is important or has warning Likely in excess of 600 cfs; very high flows for this run.

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