Gauge Description:

Some say it's not worth it below 3.5', but some say it's runnable down to 2.3'.

Chris Koll explains the Moose River releases in the fall (taken from NPMB.com):

"...a scheduled Bottom Moose release has absolutely no bearing on levels in either the Middle or Lower Moose.

"Now, this entire scenario is complicated by the presence of a small dam located way upstream on the Middle Branch of the Moose adjacent to the parking lot of Slickers Tavern in Old Forge. This dam controls levels of the Fulton Chain of Lakes--an impoundment stretching for nearly 20 miles. The lake is annually drawn down for flood control and to avoid ice damage. The Black River Regulatory District has worked with me to schedule the start of this drawdown to correspond with the Moose Fest weekend (this year Oct. 18-19). The maximum amount of water that can be spilled from the small dam is around 400 cfs which isn't enough by itself to make the Moose runnable--but when combined with natural flows in the North Branch Moose and South Branch Moose, it generally equates to a minimum reading at McKeever of 3'. Obviously, McKeever can read much higher if the South and North Branches have normal or above fall flows.

"Therefore--the drawdown from the Fulton Chain does guarantee adequate or better water levels for all three sections of the Moose. But that drawdown doesn't start until October 17."

Moose River At McKeever [ NY ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 3.42 7/4 13:45 Station Graphs

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Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
NY	Moose— 1. Middle: McKeever to Rock Island	III	3.42 ft	med	7/4 13:45
NY	Moose— 2. Lower: Rock Island to Fowlersville	III-IV	3.42 ft	med	7/4 13:45
NY	Moose— 3. Bottom: Fowlersville to Lyons Falls	V	3.42 ft	med	7/4 13:45
NY	Moose, Middle Branch— Singing Waters Campground to McKeever	II-IV	3.42 ft	med	7/4 13:45

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	2034
USGS Station:	04254500
HUC:	04150101
Latitude:	43.6111
Longitude:	-75.1097
Class:	-1

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Put-In
The put-in can be found about a mile down Moose River road coming from Route 28 in McKeever. The old put-in used to be the gauging station, but now there is a parking lot farther down river you can go to and cut out about 3/4 mile of flatwater paddling.

Initiation (Class III, Mile 1.0)
This is a 2 part rapid and is the most technical of any on this section of the river. Novices should scout. The best and most exciting line is staying river right, and hugging the big rock over a 3 foot drop into a meaty hole.

House Rock (Class III, Mile 2.0)
House Rock is punctuated by an enormous rock rising out of the center of the river. It is slightly undercut, but not too much to worry about at normal levels.

Dogleg (Class III, Mile 2.8)
Dogleg wraps hard right and then back to the left around a big rock. You can paddle right up to the first hole and pull out river left to take a closer look.

Rock Island (Class II+, Mile 3.0)
You can take out above or below Rock Island. At 3ft or more a little hole river right becomes a fun play spot.