Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The Sauk at Sauk gauge is typically used for this run. The flow on this stretch will actually be approximately 1/2 the discharge displayed on this gauge. During early summer snowmelt you can still have a great day on this run at 2000 cfs on the gauge and probably a bit below that, but with winter rain you're going to want a bit more. The run is generally considered ideal at flows between 5000 and 10,000 cfs. The run does not get a lot more difficult as flows increase, but it does become a bit more pushy and you may find yourself dodging some holes.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SAUK RIVER NEAR SAUK, WA
usgs-12189500 2000 - 12000 cfs III+(IV) 00h45m 3550 cfs (rc= 0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2000 -12000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III+(IV)

Report - Reports of Sauk 2 - Whitechuck River to Clear Creek 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
6y231d15h30m Sauk [WA] Heading down the Sauk. 3107cfs Eric Warner
8y130d15h30m Sauk [WA] Jaws 4000 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
8y251d07h30m Sauk [WA] Whirlpool 10,000 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
8y281d15h30m Middle Sauk [WA] Jaws/Demon Seed ~3900 n/a
8y284d15h30m Middle Sauk [WA] Whirpool ~3900 n/a
> 10 years Sauk [WA] Sauk River 9000 Thomas O'Keefe