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Boggy Creek near Taft

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

100

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:58:41 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Boggy Creek near Taft
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Boggy Creek - panoramio.jpg by danosimp3, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 5 mph

Air temp

72°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

43.5 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 95

  • Tue

    95

    Best

  • Wed

    75

  • Thu

    71

  • Fri

    64

  • Sat

    72

  • Sun

    86

  • Mon

    83

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
2a46
3a36
4a59
5a510
6a37
7a16
8a33
9a28
10a47
11a34
12p44
1p67

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 43.5 cfs is 53% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 92 cfs, across 66 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 2 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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