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Sweetbriar Creek near Judson

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:15:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:25:35 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Sweetbriar Creek near Judson
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Flickr - Furryscaly - Hey Down There.jpg by Matt Reinbold from Bismarck, ND, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

3 mph

gusting to 4 mph

Air temp

62°F

37% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Sunday · 93

  • Mon

    33

  • Tue

    77

  • Wed

    52

  • Thu

    87

  • Fri

    49

  • Sat

    51

  • Sun

    93

    Best

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)
11p37
12a45
1a69
2a33
3a13
4a33
5a46
6a46
7a58
8a812
9a916
10a813

Current score unavailable

    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.

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