Gauge Description:

As of September, 2001, a USGS gauge at Skanee Road is online. That gauge is sufficiently far downstream (after the end of the lower listed whitewater section of this river) that the flow (cfs) reading is probably misleading for this upper reach. 

According to at least one boater's report:

8.50'	475 cfs	'moderate'
8.00'	325 cfs	'moderate low'
7.43'		everything is runnable, but getting quite scrapey

Gauge analysis based upon USGS gauge data from 2001.10.01-2010.09.30

minimum mean daily flow	4 cfs (Aug.17-18, 2007)
maximum mean daily flow	3,180 cfs (May 12, 2003)
90% flow (90% of the time flow equals or exceeds this value)	13 cfs
10% flow (10% of the time flow equals or exceeds this value)	160 cfs
10/90 ratio (<3 means fairly even flows, >10 means a rather flashy stream)	12.3

Using the currently defined range of runnability (7.47'/200 cfs to 9'/695 cfs), expect this to be runnable 27 days per year (on average).

 

 

Best months to catch it:

April (runnable days: 14.11 average; low of 2, high of 22),

March (runnable days: 3.67 average; low of 0, high of 9),

October  (runnable days: 3.33 average; low of 0, high of 10),

May (runnable days: 3.11 average; low of 0, high of 7),

and it has run in every month but Jan/Feb. 

Offseason ('Ice') correlations:
9.00' = 695 cfs
8.75' = 607 cfs
8.50' = 522 cfs
8.25' = 433 cfs
8.00' = 348 cfs
7.75' = 274 cfs
7.50' = 205 cfs
7.40' = 181 cfs

Disclaimer: Be aware that indication of a 'runnable' level by the gauge does not necessarily mean that the river is runnable. In winter, gauge readings may be 'ice affected'. Sections of the river may be impassable due to ice. Use discretion for late fall, winter, and early spring runs.

The 'boaters gauge' is to look at the river downstream of Arvon Road. If it looks a bit rocky ('marginal') you probably have a decent level! If there are no rocks showing, prepare for a beefy run!

Boaters also use a 'measure down' gauge at the bridge at Skanee Road. Measuring down from underside downstream left on NEW bridge there: 72" down appears to equate to -22" on old bridge (I.E. relative minimum level for runnability). Desirable (runnable) levels may be 60" to 69" down, with 70"-73" runnable but getting scrapey.

Also, I have received word that If you measure down from the bottom of the concrete on the bridge on the upstream left side and subtract that number from 14.81 feet, that will give you the gage height (this will correlate very nicely with the USGS gage height that appears on the web).