Ridley Brook

Located on RR of the takeout bridge. -1 is low, 0 medium low, 1 medium high, anything above is high.

Gauge is located on River Right abutment of the railroad tressle bridge right below the take-out. 1 is about Minimum, 3 is about medium level good for boulders and gorge, 5 and above makes gorge a bit sketchy but boulders down to backyard are good! Please text levels to necreeking@gmail.com when you get a visual. Thanks!

Dave between The Spout and The Slide at a medium low level.

This drop is somewhere in the 12-16 ft range I'd say.
This is pretty much what you'll find from the put in to the gorged up section, lots of boulder dodging , you get the idea.
Everytime i've been on Ridley I've portaged this entire rapid from the very top (where you start to see the houses on river left), but i've heard its marginably runnable. Guess you'll have to make up your own mind when you're there.
There is some wood in the lower slot on river left, looks like its wedged in there vertically, not sure how much in play it is, as again I've walked this one everytime I've been on here.
Gotta be my favorite on the run, its actually close to 8-9ft, you end up between two vertical stone walls, this river is beautiful especially for being roadside.
From the duxbury road bridge look downstream at the river right railroad bridge support. The concrete ledge sticking out from this is used as a guage. If the water is not covering this ledge its too low, otherwise its good to go (although i have done a run with the water level flush with the ledge...but wouldn't recommend it).

Guage for Ridley Brook:

From the takeout bridge, look at downstream at the tunnel under the railway. the right wall of the right side has a flat ledge. If the water is just reaching this ledge on the front corner, the level is just about minimum. From that minimum level, things just get better. (until it gets too high) You want enough water to get down, but not too much