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Live USGS gauges · updated every 30 minutes

Can I paddle it today?

Live river levels and plain-English verdicts for kayakers, canoers, tubers and SUP — from free public USGS gauges. 454 sections, 15 states.

288 sections are good to paddle right now.

288
Good to paddle
105
Too low
11
High — caution
1
Dangerous

Good to paddle right now

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Buffalo River — Buffalo Point to Rush

Class I · 8 miGood to paddle3.4 ft

Buffalo River — Ponca to Kyle's Landing

Class II · 10.5 miGood to paddle3.4 ft

Buffalo River — Rush to Buffalo City

Class I · 9 miGood to paddle3.4 ft

Eleven Point River — Dalton to Old Ravenden

Class I · 6 mi · est. rangeGood to paddle345 cfs

Spring River — Dam 3 to Hardy

Class II · 6.5 mi · est. rangeGood to paddle309 cfs

Altamaha River — Jaycee Landing to Altamaha Regional Park

Flatwater · 14 mi · est. rangeGood to paddle4,320 cfs

Chattahoochee River — Buford Dam to Abbotts Bridge

Class I · 7 mi · est. rangeGood to paddle613 cfs

Flint River — Montezuma to Lake Blackshear

Flatwater · 12 mi · est. rangeGood to paddle1,150 cfs

Ocmulgee River — Lumber City to Altamaha Confluence

Flatwater · 12 mi · est. rangeGood to paddle2,720 cfs

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How it works

We read live streamflow from USGS gauges every 30 minutes and compare it to a curated runnable range for each named river section. Then we translate that into a simple verdict: too low, good to paddle, high–caution, or dangerous. It's an informational estimate — never a substitute for scouting, a PFD, and local knowledge.

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