Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SNAKE RIVER NEAR PINE CITY, MN
usgs-05338500 3.50 - 6.00 ft I-III 04h31m 5.08 ft (running)
gauge class Likely high boatable range.
Gauge (974 sq.mi. drainage) is far downstream with lake/dam intervening. Flow here may be ~1/7th flow reading of gauge.
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0.00 -3.00 ft extremely Low-somewhat Low I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely too low for whitewater. May be a flatwater paddle with shoals to scrape or carry.
3.00 -3.50 ft somewhat Low-barely Low I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely low. Marginal (scrapey) whitewater.
3.50 -4.25 ft barely runnable-med runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely low-boatable flows.
4.25 -5.00 ft med runnable-a bit pushy runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely good ('optimum') boatable range.
5.00 -6.00 ft a bit pushy runnable-high runnable I-III gauge is important or has warning Likely high boatable range.
6.00 -7.00 ft somewhat High-somewhat High I-III gauge is important or has warning Reportedly 'washes out' at these flows.
7.00 -12.00 ft somewhat High-extremely High I-III gauge is important or has warning Unusually high flows. Generally washed-out. Not recommended. Caution is urged.

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