If you can float it...it's alway's a good thing. Being a poler I don't get too worried about level's in the spring. I think it's hilarious when people use to go to the West release and sit there and act knowingly about the level, and say 'there was a little more last year'. in the meantime they go down from the shuttle on the upper section and get their ass kicked on the first rapid. Nuff water to send you swimming a quater mile !!!