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Sandy Creek at North Hamlin

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

34

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: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:54:37 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Sandy Creek at North Hamlin
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — HamlinBeach.jpg by Ryan Hyde from Ann Arbor, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

19 mph

gusting to 27 mph

Air temp

49°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

92.1 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 48

  • Mon

    17

  • Tue

    11

  • Wed

    48

    Best

  • Thu

    18

  • Fri

    26

  • Sat

    11

  • Sun

    23

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)
11a2029
12p1926
1p1927
2p1926
3p1624
4p1523
5p1524
6p1424
7p1422
8p1020
9p921
10p920

Is this flow normal for November 9?

Today's 92.1 cfs is 12% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 82 cfs, across 8 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 — 19 mph — strong wind-49
  • Cold — 49°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-17

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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