Hi Jeremy, just a bit of river level guidance on the Grose River.
This is my backyard river and every time I paddle it I am amazed at what a great wilderness river it is literally an hour from Sydney CBD. Its just made for packrafting.
The Grose is a small catchment and so comes up and drops quickly. The gauge is here http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDN60233/IDN60233.563024.plt.shtml
I’ve paddled it from 0.5 to over 2m
Heres my classification
below 0.9 - only if you must
0.9-1.2 Funsies, good for beginners
1.2 - 1.6 bit more pushy and need some skills, especially after Springwood Creek
above 1.6 starting to be a serious paddle, can be hard to eddie out in some sections due to trees
See you on the Grose