Meadow River · Class III–IV+(V)
Upper Meadow
For advanced private boaters with Meadow-specific experience
As of 7:51 PM ET · Sun Oct 25
Water
137 cfs
Below range
563 cfs below the range, which starts at 700 cfs
Holding steady since Sun 3 AM
Fell 29 cfs, Sat 6:30 AM to Sun 3 AM.
Current Discharge at Nallen · reported by U.S. Geological Survey ·
Rain
No rain measured
Radar-estimated rain at the Nallen gauge, last 72 hours.
Precipitation chance in the next 12 hours: under 10%. NWS forecast for one point near Fayetteville, not this river's watershed · updated 6:19 PM · Hourly ↗
Access
Not verified
No current notice for the put-in or take-out.
American Whitewater reach description · no land-manager feed · Stops ↓
A range is American Whitewater's reference for water, not trip clearance. It doesn't know your skill, group, wood, weather or daylight.
Hazard. Wood and changing access are not covered by the gauge.
One gauge, 3 runs
Nallen against each run's range
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Upper Meadow III–IV+(V)
563 cfs below the range, which starts at 700 cfs
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Middle Meadow III–IV
363 cfs below the range, which starts at 500 cfs
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283 cfs below the range, which starts at 420 cfs
Last 72 hours at Nallen
Shaded by the American Whitewater bands for this run. Hatched: outside the published range.
← Scroll left for earlier readings
In the available readings from the last 72 hours at Nallen, discharge ranged from 137 to 200 cfs. The latest reading is 137 cfs, down 63 cfs from the first available reading. The high was observed . Rainfall observations at the gauge total 0.00 inches.
Put-in to take-out
In river order · designation and today's status are separate facts
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Put-in · required
Burdette Creek put-in
Status unknown
Public-access designation not established
American Whitewater's current common start at Burdette Creek; road and parking conditions are not monitored.
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Take-out · required
Russellville Trailhead
Status unknown
Public-access designation not established
Russellville Meadow River Rail Trail parking area near Nutterwood Road.
Sources
| Water | U.S. Geological Survey · Nallen gauge, 03190000. Provisional data; counts as current for 90 min. Raw Nallen stage 3.98 ft. | USGS ↗ | |
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| Range | American Whitewater bands for Upper Meadow · Burdette Creek to Russellville Trailhead. Community guidance, kept separate from the live reading. | Reviewed September 04, 2026 | American Whitewater ↗ |
| Rain | Radar-estimated rain (NOAA MRMS) at the Nallen gauge point, not across the watershed. Precipitation chance from the NWS forecast for one point near Fayetteville. | Forecast 6:19 PM | NWS ↗ |
| Access | American Whitewater describes these endpoints; no land-manager designation or operational feed is connected. Treat access as unverified. | — | Reach description ↗ |