Locust and Mulberry levels

I am reposting this to start the new (ish) year off with my data regarding the Locust and Mulberry Levels.

*Note - the Mulberry Gauge is being moved to a site upstream.  The correlations to the bridge gauge will all have to be re-done over the coming year(s).*  
Link to spreadsheet of new Mulberry correlations

I've had this in a printout on my wall for years. I don't think it is online anymore so I am going to type it in so I have it handy online. I don't know who originally compiled it. I've altered it to suit my own experiences.

Online gauge for the Mulberry:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/al/nwis/uv/?site_no=02450000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060

Online gauge for the Locust Fork:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/al/nwis/uv/?site_no=02455000

This information is NOT intended as a gauge for safe water levels. Be sure to check the readings at the put-in bridges. Use your judgment and DO NOT attempt to paddle if your skills do not match the river conditions. Gauges change, and rivers change.

CFS Conversion

THE CFS Flow	LOCUST Stage or Height	FORK Comments
222-441	2’0” to 2’6”	Minimal flow for paddling
530.5-630	2’8” to 3’0”	Good Paddling begins at this level.
732	3’2”	Ideal technical paddling with a little push.
962.7	3’6”	House Rock rapid gets strong; ender hole is prime for tricks.
1230	4’0”	House Rock rapid needs scouting; Double Trouble rapid gets less technical; ender hole begins to wash out; surfing and wave wheel paradise.
1970	5’0”	Big Water river in trees;Powell Falls becomes grabby – scout river right.
2900	6’0”	A real flusher; Whirlpool above Ender Hole becomes very dangerous.

THE CFS Flow	MULBERRY Stage or Height painted on Bridge. Subtract 3.3 from the online USGS gauge to get the correct feet on the painted bridge gauge.	FORK Comments
250-300	0”	Bump and scrape. Too low!
420	0” – 6”	Class I.
600-750	1’	Class II. At 651, bridge gauge said 1 ft with lots of little surf waves. -at bridge 1ft./700 cfs the surf spot between the islands at Glen Clark was in. *at 702 cfs 9-10-11 this spot was not in. But we found a great surf spot right below the bridge and a spin spot near the top of the turn to Glen Clark, new stuff.*
800	1’6”	Hawaii 50 begins to form and bow surfing possible.
1100	2’0”	Enjoyable run; great down river run.
3000	3’0”	Hawaii 5-0 is a surfer’s paradise; Lunchtime becomes retentive.
4000	4’0”	Pushy; rapids and eddies begin to wash out; floating debris may be present; 5.0 questionable but the hole behind is great.