Gauge Description:

Various features are 'in' (and 'out') at different levels.

See StreamTeach for more details.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

usgs-07010000

3.00 - 26.00 ft

III-IV

00h27m

3.59 ft (rc= 0.1 )

Low-boatable range (117,000-156,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area.

Gauge (697,000 sq.mi. drainage) is about 11 miles downstream.

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
-5.00 --0.50 ft	extremely Low-somewhat Low	I(II)	Too low for play at any features.
-0.50 -3.00 ft	somewhat Low-barely Low	II+	Very low, but some play on a few features.
3.00 -7.00 ft	barely runnable-med runnable	III-IV	Low-boatable range (117,000-156,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area.
7.00 -15.50 ft	med runnable-a bit pushy runnable	III-IV	Higher boatable range (156,000-258,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area.
15.50 -26.00 ft	a bit pushy runnable-high runnable	III-IV	Highest boatable range (258,000-425,000 cfs). Awesome big waves with pile.
26.00 -50.00 ft	barely High-extremely High	III-IV	Probably too high for reasonable play.

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
7y305d13h26m	Mississippi River [MO]	Michael Gordon in Rookies	8 feet	Herm Smith
> 10 years	Mississippi River [MO]	Salmon Run (Oil Can Hole)	4 feet	Herm Smith
> 10 years	Mississippi River [MO]	Primo at near it's best level	6 feet	Herm Smith
> 10 years	Mississippi River [MO]	Cobblestone	7 feet	Herm Smith
> 10 years	Mississippi River [MO]	Cobblestone at 6 feet	3 feet	Herm Smith