Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The USGS gauge is on nearby Ivy Creek, and must be viewed as a rough guide only.

The Big Laurel gauge is painted on the river left side of the bridge at the putin and can be best viewed from river right on the downstream side of the bridge.  -6 inches is minimum runnable, and 4 feet is roughly the upper cutoff.

Reference the French Broad R at Marshall gauge for the French Broad (the last 3.3 miles of the run).  The minimum suggested water level for the French Broad is 1200 cfs for this gauge.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
IVY RIVER NEAR MARSHALL, NC
usgs-03453000 250 - 2000 cfs III-IV 00h39m 129 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
250 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Big Laurel Creek Hurricane to Hot Springs and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Big Laurel Creek [NC] 3 clean runs of Suddy 270 @ Ivy River Adam Hackenberg
Big Laurel Creek [NC] Triple Drop, Big Laurel n/a Matt Muir
289d11h24m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Stairstep low runnable level Eric Gardner
297d14h08m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Narrows- trail level 0 inches Eric Gardner
297d15h38m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Suddy Hole 0 inches Eric Gardner
297d16h08m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Second Drop-Stairstep 0 inches Eric Gardner
1y14d07h48m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/31/11 0.00 ft Troy Adcock
1y30d13h42m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] River left sieve at Stairstep low runnable level
1y41d20h07m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/03/11 n/a RJ
1y41d20h08m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/03/11 n/a RJ
1y41d20h08m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/03/11 n/a RJ
1y41d20h09m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/03/11 n/a RJ
1y41d20h09m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/03/11 n/a RJ
1y41d20h09m /Big Laurel Creek-Hurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Account of 01/03/11 n/a RJ
2y273d15h42m Big Laurel [NC] Scouting last drop of the Narrows 1.75ft Clark Cox
2y273d15h42m Big Laurel [NC] Middle Narrows, looking upstream. 1.75ft Clark Cox
2y273d15h43m Big Laurel [NC] Lower Narrows, looking upstream. 1.75ft Clark Cox
2y273d15h44m Big Laurel [NC] Suddy Hole 1.75ft Clark Cox
2y273d15h45m Big Laurel [NC] Suddy Hole 1.75 Clark Cox
2y273d15h48m Big Laurel CreekHurricane to Hot Springs [NC] Suddy Hole-River left 1.75 Clark Cox

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