Good level, use new Galena gauge

Had a great run yesterday on upper NF Sky from Rooster Tail to Seven Mile Bridge. Level was a nicely padded medium. AW gauge showed the river as very low / below recommended, which was inaccurate.

Paddlers should use the newer NOAA gauge at Galena: https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?SNGW1. I've found the correlation to be very accurate, with 3.5 - 4.0 being the sweet spot. Above 4.0 is getting pretty pushy, but still great if that's what you're looking for. I've run it at 3.1 and still had a good day with the right mindset, but it's really bony. Would be great for AW to start using this gauge that's near the put-in and not the main Sky gauge which is only a rough correlation at best.

Reporter	Bill Herring
Flow	Medium Flow

Skykomish, N. Fork

2. Bear Creek (Drum Beater) to South Fork Confluence(Canyon, Upper, and Lower North Fork Skykomish)