Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

See discussion in the river description below.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT MARSHALL, NC
usgs-03453500 700 - 7000 cfs III-IV 01h02m 1920 cfs (rc= 0.2 )
700 is the minimum for the Barnard to Stackhouse run. I'd recommend 1200 to continue to Hot Springs. It can be run above 7000 but it is no longer an intermedia

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
700 -7000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV 700 is the minimum for the Barnard to Stackhouse run. I'd recommend 1200 to continue to Hot Springs. It can be run above 7000 but it is no longer an intermedia

Report - Reports of French Broad 9. Barnard 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
French Broad Section 9 [NC] Pillow Rock Rapid n/a paul podgorski
French Broad Section 9 [NC] Judith At Pillow Rock Rapid n/a paul podgorski
French Broad Sec. 9 [NC] 1400 cfs Foster Lander
French Broad9. Barnard to Hot Springs [NC] French Broad River Cleanup n/a Mark Singleton
French Broad [NC] Katie going airborne 1800 cfs Andy Travis
French Broad [NC] Lori & Dean Geis at Kayakers Ledge n/a Sutton Bacon
69d17h31m /French Broad-9. Barnard to Hot Springs [NC] Hugh at Kayaker's Ledge n/a Hugh Barrow
266d01h26m /French Broad-9. Barnard to Hot Springs [NC] Jon boat n/a Doug Methvin
1y288d19h37m French Broad River [NC] French Broad River Clean Up low runnable level Kevin Colburn
2y259d04h14m nolichucky [NC] Account of 05/30/09 0.00 ft n/a
5y130d19h00m French Broad Sec. 9 [NC] Combat Roll @ Kayaker's Ledge ~1380 cfs David Leachman
5y151d19h00m French Broad [NC] Flat water on Section 9 1200 CFS Ben Williams
5y158d19h00m French Broad [NC] French Broad Section 9 n/a Mark Eldreth
5y182d19h00m French Broad [NC] Playing on French Broad 2 1900cfs Mike Cleary
6y274d19h00m French Broad [NC] Kayakers Ledge n/a paul podgorski
8y214d19h00m French Broad [NC] Surfing French Broad n/a Darrell McPeake
> 10 years French Broad [NC] Frank Bell Hole 1200 cfs Thomas O'Keefe