Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The minimum level is a recommendation from Sharon Heller, who notes that she knows people who've run it at 190. (What's 10 cfs among friends?)

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
INDEPENDENCE RIVER AT DONNATTSBURG NY
usgs-04256000 200 - 2000 cfs II-V 45d01h48m 263 cfs (rc= 0.1 )
Pretty bony, especially down around 200. But if it's the summer and/or nothing else is running, it still can be worth it. The Fat Lady's still pretty impressiv

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 200 cfs extremely Low-barely Low II-V
200 - 400 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-V Pretty bony, especially down around 200. But if it's the summer and/or nothing else is running, it still can be worth it. The Fat Lady's still pretty impressiv
400 - 600 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-V
600 -2000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-V Above 1000, it's really high.

Report - Reports of Independence Bradish Road to Old Pine Grove Road 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
Independence [NY] Independence River 400 cfs Matt Muir
Independence [NY] Nearing the last section with finesse ! 250cfs Phantom Boater
Independence [NY] Independence River Map n/a Matt Muir
5y302d19h16m Independance [NY] Fat Lady Bottom 1000+ Liane O'Hora
6y91d19h16m Independence [NY] Independence River 450 cfs Jim Dobbins
6y101d19h16m Independence [NY] Hans loves knar 440 cfs Adrian VandenBout
6y237d19h16m Independence [NY] Fun at low water pretty low Jim Dobbins
6y241d19h16m Independence [NY] Fat Lady 200 cfs Matt Muir
8y127d19h16m Independence [NY] Welcome to the Pleasure Dome 490 cfs ? John Alden
8y281d19h16m Independence [NY] Last Chance 310 cfs Phantom Boater
8y291d19h16m Independence [NY] Independence River 320 CFS Patrick Rogers
9y115d19h16m Independence [NY] The last peep out of Fat Lady 600 Stephen Strange
9y273d19h16m Independence [NY] Bubba working the InaZone 220 250 cfs Phantom Boater
9y283d19h16m Independence River [NY] Phantomboater 260cfs Sharon Heller
9y312d19h16m Independence River [NY] Steve said it doesn't look like there's anything else. 220cfs (low) Stephen Strange