Gauge Description:
This gauge has fairly recently been brought back online. (It had existed prior to 1982.) Recommended levels for this reach not yet certain. Indicated min/max are a guess.
If you paddle this reach, please add a comment below if you have recommendations regarding min/max levels.
Paddlers otherwise have measured down from a bridge off Hwy.513 northwest of Bessemer. Readings around 13' (156") down are considered runnable. -153" is reportedly about 350cfs.
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') USGS 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 |
1.85 - 2.90 ft
|
II-III+ |
00h44m |
1.28
ft
(rc= -0.5 ) |
Gauge (200 sq.mi. drainage) is 5-6 miles upstream, with a few decent tribs coming in. Flow in this reach therefore is likely a bit higher than gauge reading.
|
| Range | Water Level | Difficulty | Comment |
|---|
|
1.85 -2.90
ft |
barely runnable-high runnable |
II-III+ |
|
|
Report - Reports of Black C) Middle: Narrows Park to Conglomerate Falls (8 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.
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