How Much Rain To Make Current Unfishable

[3wt]

Seems like I've been saying this a lot lately...always look at the flow in cubic feet per second graph, not the level in feet graph. And look at the little triangles on the graph. Those triangles represent the median flow for the date in question, and the median flow is pretty much the normal flow for that date. If the river is anywhere close to the median, it's close to normal. Then look at the table "Daily discharge, cubic feet per second" on the same page. As Terrierman said, the 75th percentile figure on that table is a fairly decent indicator of what would be high but fishable. In the case of the Current at Montauk gauge, however, it hasn't been in existence long enough for that figure to be really good; the more years the gauge has been recording, the more data and the better the data is. The 75th percentile figure is only 171 cfs for today, and as ColdWater said, it can be fishable up to 400 cfs. (400 cfs is getting REALLY difficult to wade if you're a short person without a lot of ballast like me! Personally I find about 300 cfs to be the limit of comfortable wading.)

I'm with Al. 400 feels like it would be pretty tricky, especially alone out of the park.

[Ehop8605]

Does anyone know at what level they stop allowing canoes on the river? I have a trip planned for 19th-21st and the forecast shows a chance of rain every day. Thanks!

[Gavin]

4.0 on the Akers gauge is the one you can check online. Other rules apply at different access points. It's listed in the Park website. Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park Compedium look under Management.