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Gauge Information
Gauge Description:
*This is a virtual gauge. The only currently active USGS gauge on this watershed is about twenty miles downstream, thus is not completely reliable for water levels in this reach. Specifically (obviously) this reach will flow sooner than the downstream gauge rises to a level which results in the virtual gauge showing as 'boatable'. Similarly, this reach will fall to unboatable levels well before the downstream gauge falls enough to flag this reach as unboatable.
Drainage area at the USGS gauge is 597 square miles. A gauge (not currently active) at Conley Road listed drainage area of 82 square miles, or 0.137 of the Odanah gauge. That multiplier has been used to create this virtual gauge.
Visual inspection from Conley Rd bridge is recommended.
The listed "recommended minimum" is based off of the '10% flow' (which tends to be a good starting point to approximate the runnability of many 'upper Midwest' whitewater streams). The listed "recommended maximum" is a 'guesstimation' based solely upon streams of similar sized and character. As such, both of these values are highly tentative. We encourage anyone who has run this river, and who can provide info ('data points') on gauge readings versus runnability, to do so. (Please use the "Comments" tab, "Add a comment" button.)
| Gauge/flow analysis (based on most recent 20 years of data) |
Odanah gauge | Virtual Gauge 'equivalent' |
| Drainage area at gauge | 597 sq.mi. | 82 sq.mi. |
| All time minimum flow | 43 cfs | 6 cfs |
| 90% of time flow exceeds | 120 cfs | 16 cfs |
| 10% of time flow exceeds | 1,220 cfs | 168 cfs |
| All time maximum flow | 18,800 cfs | 2,582 cfs |
| 10/90 ratio ('flashy-ness') (under 3 is fairly steady, over 10 is quite 'flashy') |
11.3 | |
| Average runnable days per year (days/year exceeding 'recommended minimum') |
35 |
Offseason ('Ice') correlations:
3.0' = 322cfs
3.5' = 537cfs
4.00 = 780cfs
4.55 = 1090cfs
5.30 = 1570cfs
6.60 = 2520cfs
7.00 = 2850cfs
7.19 = 3000cfs
Gauge Information
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| virtual-11123 | 175 - 500 cfs | I-II(III) | 00h34m | ~ 0 cfs (rc= -1.0 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Almost certainly too low for decent whitewater. We need your input! Leave a comment or report! |
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Virtual gauge based on drainage at put-in being 0.137 times drainage at gauge (way downstream). Correlation will not always be accurate. |
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| BAD RIVER NEAR ODANAH, WI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-04027000 | 1200 - 3280 cfs | II-III(IV) | 66d17h32m | 255 cfs (rc= -0.5 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This gauge is WAAAY downstream, thus will not reflect actual flow in this reach. Actual flow likely 1/7 to 1/8 of listed gauge reading. |
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Report - Reports of Bad A) Cayuga to Foster Jnctn. RR bridge (7.1 or 4.1 miles) 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 |
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| 302d17h16m | @Bad A) Cayuga to Foster Jnctn. RR bridge (7.1 or 4.1 miles) [WI] |
Bad in the snow...
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222 cfs | bryan foster |
| 6y275d14h16m | Bad [WI] |
Warm-down Rapids
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4.3ft | Andrew Lovering |
| 6y275d14h16m | Bad [WI] |
Rocket Railroad Final Drop
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4.3ft | Andrew Lovering |