Boone, Iowa, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | I(II) (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 1 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Boone River near Webster City, IA | ||||
| usgs-05481000 | 1000 - 2000 cfs | I(II) | 00h53m | 36 cfs (rc= -1.0 ) |
Too low for any whitewater? (We need your input to more fully characterize what happens at different flows. Add a comment or report!) Gauge (844 sq.mi. drainage) is about 5 miles upstream (with only minor tribs intervening) so should very accurately reflect flows here. |
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Quick Facts:
Location: Central Iowa, approximately 5 miles due South from Webster City.
Shuttle Length: N/A miles. (See details in "Directions" Tab.)
Character: Aging broken out dam provides various waves/holes for 'paddle-up and play'
boating.
General Overview
"Mike" wrote in Boater Talk, "there is on old dam
type structure ... that turns into a great hole(s) ... A little shallow ... it is river wide with
many breaks in it for easy outs. It is so old, it looks like a natural feature in terms of
variations of the holes."
David Weber says, in Boater Talk, "The spot is about a
20-minute paddle upstream (0.5 mile NorthWest) from that bridge ... on the river right
side of the first large island you get to."
This is just 3.7 miles (as the crow flies) away from Briggs Woods Spillway, so (when it's
running) could be a 'two-fer' or each a 'back-up' plan for the other.
No photos found. Unsure of Min/'optimum'/Max levels. Since you (generally) have paddle upstream a half-mile to get to this spot, the higher the flow, the more of a problem that will be.
Anyone familiar with the reach is requested to provide input via the "Add a Comment" button on the 'Comments' tab.
Ande Meyer provides (2009-03-19):
I paddled this thing at 1250 cfs and it was a lot of fun. There was a nice balance between the current one has to paddle against to get there versus the reward enjoyed upon arrival.
| Gauge/flow analysis (based on 20 years of USGS data, 1989.05.04-2009.05.03) |
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| Drainage area at gauge | 844 sq.mi. |
| Minimum daily mean flow (1989.12.22) | 7 cfs |
| 90% of time flow exceeds | 35 cfs |
| 10% of time flow exceeds | 1,830 cfs |
| Maximum daily mean flow (2008.06.10) | 19,600 cfs |
| 10/90 ratio ('flashy-ness') (under 3 is quite steady, over 10 is quite 'flashy') |
52.3 |
| Based upon USGS historical data and the listed min/max levels, expect this reach to be runnable 38 days per year (on average). |
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| Boone River near Webster City, IA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-05481000 | 1000 - 2000 cfs | I(II) | 00h53m | 36 cfs (rc= -1.0 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Too low for any whitewater? (We need your input to more fully characterize what happens at different flows. Add a comment or report!) |
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Gauge (844 sq.mi. drainage) is about 5 miles upstream (with only minor tribs intervening) so should very accurately reflect flows here. |
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| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.0 | USGS Gauge Location |
Hamilton County, Iowa
Hydrologic Unit Code 07100005
Latitude 42°25'57", Longitude 93°48'20"
Drainage area 844 square miles
989.57 feet above sea level
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near Webster City (PnP, 0.5 mile access/egress), Boone Iowa, US (mobile)
User Comments
to paddle up from the bridge at that level. AMeyer. Edit