Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The automated gauge is some miles downstream of the takeout and also includes the sometimes significant input of Shirttail creek after heavy rain and in winter months. Real-time flow information is also available from Dreamflows.com

A stck gauge can also be found under the putin bridge, river right, and readings are often shared on local online forums such as boof.com and dreamflows.com.

Historical data can be found by clicking on the level number above and following links to the usgs home page for this gauge. CDEC also provides information about the Snow water content

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA
usgs-11427000 400 - 3500 cfs IV 01h23m 359 cfs (rc= -0.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
400 -3500 cfs barely runnable-high runnable IV

Report - Reports of American, N. Fork 3. Chamberlain Falls: Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims 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
American, N. Fork3. Chamberlain Falls: Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims Road [ ] Surf Wave n/a Evan Lloyd
3y271d15h37m American, N. Fork [CA] Yankee Jim Road Access 1600 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
3y271d15h37m American, N. Fork [CA] Slaughter's Sluice 1600 cfs Ryan Groth
4y361d14h37m NF American [CA] Keith Kishiyama, Bogus Thunder, NF American 1000 Ian Buckley
5y38d23h37m American, N. Fork3. Chamberlain Falls: Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims Road [ ] N. Fork American Put in 850 cfs Evan Lloyd
7y281d15h37m NF Amreican [CA] Wendy Laakmann, Staircase, NF American 1000 Ian Buckley