Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

This gauge has only relatively recently been brought back online. (It had existed prior to 1982.)
We do not have specific experience with this reach, so min/max are very tentative.
Please add a message (on the "Comments" tab) if you boat this reach and have info or opinions regarding min/max levels.

Note: Be aware that indication of a 'runnable' level does not mean that the river is necessarily runnable. In winter, readings may be 'ice affected', and/or sections of the river may be impassable due to ice.

Offseason ('Ice') Stage-Gauge Conversions:
2.75' = 451cfs
2.50' = 371cfs
2.25' = 300cfs
2.00' = 236cfs
1.75' = 180cfs

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI
usgs-04031000 400 - 1000 cfs II-III 72d17h36m 93 cfs (rc= -0.5 )
Gauge (200 sq.mi. drainage) is downstream of take-out, with a couple decent tribs coming in. Gauge reading therefore generally overstates flow in this reach.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
400 -1000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III

Report - Reports of Black B) Upper: Ramsey (Mill St) to Gabbro (Baker) Falls (2.42 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
Black River [MI] Gabbro (Baker) Falls n/a Rob Smage