Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Paint River at Crystal Falls
noaa-crym4 2.00 - 3.87 ft I-III 01h02m ~ 3.56 ft (running)
gauge class Possibly 500-750 cfs. Perhaps moderate-to-high flows. (We need your input on levels and boatability here. Add a comment or report!)
NOAA Gauge (597 sq.mi.drainage) immediately downstream of dam at Crystal Falls (~12.5 miles downstream of take-out); Should provide good data for this reach.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0.00 -2.00 ft extremely Low-barely Low I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely very low. River may be floated, but rapids will be a scrape.
2.00 -2.20 ft barely runnable-med runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely 200-250 cfs; Perhaps low-boatable? (We need your input on levels and boatability here. Add a comment or report!)
2.20 -2.50 ft barely runnable-med runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely 250-340 cfs; Perhaps moderate flows? (We need your input on levels and boatability here. Add a comment or report!)
2.50 -3.03 ft med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely 340-500 cfs; Perhaps moderate flows? (We need your input on levels and boatability here. Add a comment or report!)
3.03 -3.87 ft a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Possibly 500-750 cfs. Perhaps moderate-to-high flows. (We need your input on levels and boatability here. Add a comment or report!)
3.87 -10.00 ft barely High-extremely High I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely over 750 cfs. Likely unusually high flows. (We need your input on levels and boatability here. Add a comment or report!)

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