Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
FORD RIVER NEAR HYDE, MI
usgs-04059500 925 - 3000 cfs I(II) 02h13m 719 cfs (too low)
gauge class Not recommended as a whitewater run. Will be tame, and a scrape.
Gauge (450 sq.mi. drainage) lies about two miles upstream of put-in, thus should very accurately portray flows in this reach.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 800 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low I(II) gauge is important or has warning Not recommended as a whitewater run. Will be tame, and a scrape.
800 - 925 cfs somewhat Low-barely Low I(II) gauge is important or has warning Barely whitewater.
925 -3000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable I-II gauge is important or has warning Uncertain. Help us out by posting a comment about boatable flows.
3000 -5000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High I-II gauge is important or has warning Unusually high flows. Caution is urged.
5000 -10000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High I-II gauge is important or has warning (Near) Record flows. Utmost caution is urged.

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