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River conditions

Live flow, water temperature, and a fishability read for every river we cover — straight from the USGS gauges, refreshed through the day.

22 of 55 monitored rivers are fishing well
Showing 55 rivers

Au Sable River

Fishing well
State
MI
Flow
938 cfs
Water temp
50°F
Gauge height
3.09 ft
USGS gauge 04136500

Beaverhead River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
261 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.58 ft
USGS gauge 06018500

Bighorn River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
1,790 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
61.07 ft
USGS gauge 06287000

Elk River

Fishing well
State
WV
Flow
264 cfs
Water temp
52°F
Gauge height
4.2 ft
USGS gauge 03194700

Gallatin River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
391 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.45 ft
USGS gauge 06043500

Kankakee River

Fishing well
State
IL
Flow
1,410 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.89 ft
USGS gauge 05520500

Kenai River

Fishing well
State
AK
Flow
1,780 cfs
Water temp
45°F
Gauge height
7.64 ft
USGS gauge 15258000

Lower Sacramento River

Fishing well
State
CA
Flow
6,000 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
10.27 ft
USGS gauge 11370500

Mad River

Fishing well
State
OH
Flow
31 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.76 ft
USGS gauge 03266560

Missouri River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
3,060 cfs
Water temp
52°F
Gauge height
3.1 ft
USGS gauge 06066500

Niobrara River

Fishing well
State
NE
Flow
647 cfs
Water temp
52°F
Gauge height
2.64 ft
USGS gauge 06461500

North Branch Potomac

Fishing well
State
MD/WV
Flow
355 cfs
Water temp
55°F
Gauge height
3.27 ft
USGS gauge 01595800

Penns Creek

Fishing well
State
PA
Flow
231 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.12 ft
USGS gauge 01555000

Rapid Creek

Fishing well
State
SD
Flow
31 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.73 ft
USGS gauge 06410500

Root River

Fishing well
State
MN
Flow
410 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
8.4 ft
USGS gauge 05383950

Savage River

Fishing well
State
MD
Flow
74 cfs
Water temp
58°F
Gauge height
0.9 ft
USGS gauge 01597500

Shenandoah River

Fishing well
State
VA
Flow
874 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.87 ft
USGS gauge 01636500

Smith River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
151 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.26 ft
USGS gauge 06077200

Susquehanna River

Fishing well
State
PA
Flow
11,400 cfs
Water temp
55°F
Gauge height
3.69 ft
USGS gauge 01570500

Upper Delaware River

Fishing well
State
NY
Flow
1,030 cfs
Water temp
47°F
Gauge height
3.24 ft
USGS gauge 01427510

Wood River

Fishing well
State
RI
Flow
110 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.39 ft
USGS gauge 01118000

Arkansas River

Low water
State
KS
Flow
91 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.52 ft
USGS gauge 07138000

Battenkill River

Low water
State
VT
Flow
185 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.24 ft
USGS gauge 01329490

Bois Brule River

Low water
State
WI
Flow
111 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.47 ft
USGS gauge 04025500

Chattooga River

Low water
State
SC
Flow
39 cfs
Water temp
50°F
Gauge height
0.73 ft
USGS gauge 02176930

Davidson River

Low water
State
NC
Flow
49 cfs
Water temp
51°F
Gauge height
0.65 ft
USGS gauge 03441000

Farmington River

Low water
State
CT
Flow
145 cfs
Water temp
56°F
Gauge height
3.77 ft
USGS gauge 01186000

Frying Pan River

Low water
State
CO
Flow
46 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
0.97 ft
USGS gauge 09080400

Guadalupe River

Low water
State
TX
Flow
131 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.98 ft
USGS gauge 08168500

Gunpowder Falls

Low water
State
MD
Flow
29 cfs
Water temp
50°F
Gauge height
1.48 ft
USGS gauge 01581920

Henry's Fork

Low water
State
ID
Flow
88 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.11 ft
USGS gauge 13042500

Madison River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
809 cfs
Water temp
46°F
Gauge height
1.75 ft
USGS gauge 06038800

Sipsey Fork

Low water
State
AL
Flow
54 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
34.63 ft
USGS gauge 02452505

St. Joseph River

Low water
State
IN
Flow
2,280 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
0.54 ft
USGS gauge 04101225

Swift River

Low water
State
MA
Flow
38 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.18 ft
USGS gauge 01175500

Truckee River

Low water
State
NV
Flow
322 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
5.77 ft
USGS gauge 10347460

White Clay Creek

Low water
State
DE
Flow
40 cfs
Water temp
50°F
Gauge height
5.39 ft
USGS gauge 01478650

White River

Low water
State
AR
Flow
1,230 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.16 ft
USGS gauge 07057370

Yakima River

Low water
State
WA
Flow
656 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
30.66 ft
USGS gauge 12484500

Yellowstone River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
1,220 cfs
Water temp
47°F
Gauge height
1.32 ft
USGS gauge 06191500

Upper Iowa River

High water
State
IA
Flow
443 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.15 ft
USGS gauge 05387500

Wailua River

High water
State
HI
Flow
2,330 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
10.67 ft
USGS gauge 16060000

Verdict logic: flow inside the seasonal band with water under 68°F reads as fishing well. 68°F and up reads too warm — hoot-owl conditions; fish early or rest the water. Flow above the band reads high water. Data: USGS Water Services instantaneous values.