Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

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Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

Post by tomOzarkVideo » Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:49 am

It's at 4.16' / 38cfs The lowest recorded level that i have paddled it was 4.9'

Any input for the level this weekend? I'll call Sugar Island this afternoon. I'm dying to get on this creek. Its one of my favorite rec-floats!
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Re: Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

Post by Mike_P » Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:54 am

I like this float too. I dug out some old notes from 2011 that said 3.5 ft/98 cfs was adequate. Are we referring to different gauges?

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Re: Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

Post by tomOzarkVideo » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:37 pm

Mike_P wrote:I like this float too. I dug out some old notes from 2011 that said 3.5 ft/98 cfs was adequate. Are we referring to different gauges?

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Sounds like the cfs to ft ratio had changed at the gauge. Powell is the only one on the creek that I'm aware of.
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Re: Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

Post by Louiscov » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:09 am

Did you paddle Big Sugar? How was it at that level?

Big/Little Sugar, Indian Creek area is my plan for a week in April. Any info on the streams, recommended campgrpounds, etc. would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

Post by tomOzarkVideo » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:49 pm

Louiscov wrote:Did you paddle Big Sugar? How was it at that level?

Big/Little Sugar, Indian Creek area is my plan for a week in April. Any info on the streams, recommended campgrpounds, etc. would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
I went with a closer run so that i could honor my buddy, Jon on Saturday night.

I'm sending a PM.
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Re: Big Sugar Creek - How low is too low?

Post by Louiscov » Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:28 am

Great info to have in the PM, thanks, hope you can paddle with us in April!!
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