Canadian River

All boaters should be aware that the 'stage' reading ('gauge height') on official gauges (USGS, NOAA, etc) is never based on the actual depth of water in the river (since obviously depth varies across the river as well as up and down the river). Stage is always based on some (usually not specifically river-related) geographical 'marker'. Thus (as on this river/gauge), a 1' reading may mean a totally dry riverbed, whereas on some other river a 1' reading could mean quite considerable flow. (A 12.09' reading on W Fk Trinity Rv at Beach St, Ft Worth is a dry riverbed!) This is why (whenever possible) boaters should always use the 'Discharge (CFS)' readings and ignore the stage/gauge-height readings. Thus (regarding the comment below), a reading of 4' really means a reading of around 1300 cfs.