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Casselman River at Grantsville

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

32

Poor 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: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:56:16 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Casselman River at Grantsville
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Casselman River Bridge 1933.jpg by A. S. Burns, Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Public domain. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

16 mph

gusting to 30 mph

Air temp

43°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

37.3 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 90

  • Sun

    0

  • Mon

    0

  • Tue

    46

  • Wed

    90

    Best

  • Thu

    30

  • Fri

    28

  • Sat

    0

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)
10a1530
11a1528
12p1626
1p1427
2p1326
3p1228
4p1132
5p1137
6p1739
7p2043
8p2245
9p2346

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 37.3 cfs is 7% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 35 cfs, across 78 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 — 16 mph — elevated wind-35
  • Gusts — Gusting to 30 mph — 14 mph over sustained-7
  • Cold — 43°F air temperature — very cold weather-26

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

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