Sugar Creek Gage Information

Per earlier posts, the Crawfordsville USGS gage (3339500) is now dead, as it was just upstream of a dam that has been removed.

Fortunately, there is another gage on Sugar Creek 16.9 miles upstream - the Thornton gage (USGS 3339305) - which was installed not quite 2 years ago.

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/03339305/#parameterCode=00060&period=P7D

Comparing historical data yields an equation that can be used to predict an approximate Crawfordsville gage reading from the Thornton gage reading.

Crawfordsville cfs = (Thornton cfs x 1.63) + 14

this provides a good approximation for anyone who used the Crawfordsville gage for paddling decisions.

For Reference Old Gauge levels

2 ft (normal river level) = about 401 cfs

3 ft (rental cutoff ) = about   1,470 cfs 

3.5 ft =  about 2,290 cfs