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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

* Virtual gauge is based upon 1/4 the flow of Kewaunee River.

* Secondary gauge listed is for the Baird Creek, which is 15.5 miles Northwest, and has a drainage area about half that of the Devil's River.

Correlation to either gauge is not assured, but should be fairly good. However, this is a small and 'flashy' watershed. The 'window of opportunity' may be literally only hours long and the online gauges may not update at a time to catch the flow. Minimum and maximum are completely untested guesses. (Anyone running this stream is encouraged to provide feedback regarding gauge reading and runnability of this reach by using the "Comments" tab to "Add a Comment".)

The best gauge is 'gut feel', based on weather radar and rainfall totals. If the area gets a couple inches of rain in a day, you may want to head there to check it out, knowing that you could get skunked (or suffer a low-water run).

The 'boaters gauge' is just to look at the bedrock riverbed and mini-ledges at CTH.R bridge. If this area looks sufficiently covered to float your boat, go for it. (It's likely that you'll grunge through here even at decent levels for the run!)

Another gauge is at the put-in, where the upstream-left bridge support has an inside corner/bend. A large rock nestled here should be at least covered for a relatively minimum water-level. For higher water runs, feel down for it and measure the depth. The run is awesome when the rock is 15-18" down (I.E., "one cubit" -- with fingers extended, forearm vertical, water will be near or over your elbow).

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

Devil's River

virtual-7163

100 - 400 cfs

08h47m

~ 0 cfs (rc= -1.0 )

Almost certainly too low.

Primary 'virtual gauge' (based on 1/4 flow of Kewaunee River). Confirm using secondary reference (Baird Ck., ~1/2 drainage, ~1/2 flow).

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
0 - 100 cfs	extremely Low-barely Low	I	Almost certainly too low.
100 - 400 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-III(IV)	Possibly runnable, especially if gauge is rising. (Very likely too low if gauge is falling.)
400 -2000 cfs	barely High-extremely High	III-IV	Likely high (to outrageous!) flow, especially if gauge is still rising. May be boatable or even too low if gauge is falling.

BAIRD CREEK AT SUPERIOR ROAD AT GREEN BAY, WI

usgs-040851325

75 - 200 cfs

05h01m

~ 3 cfs (rc= -1.0 )

0-75 on cited gauge *could be* 0-150 possible in this reach. LOW.

Gauge listed is Baird Creek, 15.5 miles NorthWest, with drainage area about HALF that of the Devil's River, thus flows *could* be near TWICE reported values.

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
0 - 75 cfs	extremely Low-barely Low	I	0-75 on cited gauge could be 0-150 possible in this reach. LOW.
75 - 200 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-III(IV)	75-200 on cited gauge could be 150-400 in this reach;Likely Boatable.
200 -9999 cfs	barely High-extremely High	III-IV	Above 200 on cited gauge could be above 400 in this reach: Likely high (to outrageous!) flow.

Report - Reports of Devil's Pleasant Road to Hwy.147 (4 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
	Devil's River [WI]	Devil's River Campground Falls	18" over rock	Rob Smage
2y292d06h29m	Devil's River [WI]	CTH.R Bridge	too low	Rob Smage
9y312d06h29m	Devil's River [WI]	Devils River Falls	top of rock	Rob Smage