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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.

18 of 55 monitored rivers are fishing well
Showing 55 rivers

Au Sable River

Fishing well
State
MI
Flow
959 cfs
Water temp
57°F
Gauge height
3.09 ft
USGS gauge 04136500

Bighorn River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
1,830 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
60.75 ft
USGS gauge 06287000

Elk River

Fishing well
State
WV
Flow
347 cfs
Water temp
64°F
Gauge height
4.4 ft
USGS gauge 03194700

Gallatin River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
340 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.35 ft
USGS gauge 06043500

Gunpowder Falls

Fishing well
State
MD
Flow
127 cfs
Water temp
63°F
Gauge height
2.06 ft
USGS gauge 01581920

Kenai River

Fishing well
State
AK
Flow
2,640 cfs
Water temp
47°F
Gauge height
8.34 ft
USGS gauge 15258000

Lower Sacramento River

Fishing well
State
CA
Flow
6,060 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
10.32 ft
USGS gauge 11370500

Mad River

Fishing well
State
OH
Flow
46 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.89 ft
USGS gauge 03266560

Missouri River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
3,110 cfs
Water temp
60°F
Gauge height
3.25 ft
USGS gauge 06066500

North Branch Potomac

Fishing well
State
MD/WV
Flow
292 cfs
Water temp
57°F
Gauge height
3.13 ft
USGS gauge 01595800

Penns Creek

Fishing well
State
PA
Flow
287 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.28 ft
USGS gauge 01555000

Rapid Creek

Fishing well
State
SD
Flow
48 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.75 ft
USGS gauge 06410500

Savage River

Fishing well
State
MD
Flow
55 cfs
Water temp
65°F
Gauge height
0.73 ft
USGS gauge 01597500

Shenandoah River

Fishing well
State
VA
Flow
596 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.51 ft
USGS gauge 01636500

Susquehanna River

Fishing well
State
PA
Flow
12,000 cfs
Water temp
66°F
Gauge height
3.74 ft
USGS gauge 01570500

Upper Delaware River

Fishing well
State
NY
Flow
867 cfs
Water temp
61°F
Gauge height
3.14 ft
USGS gauge 01427510

Wood River

Fishing well
State
RI
Flow
134 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.52 ft
USGS gauge 01118000

Battenkill River

Low water
State
VT
Flow
155 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.14 ft
USGS gauge 01329490

Beaverhead River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
93 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.6 ft
USGS gauge 06018500

Bois Brule River

Low water
State
WI
Flow
112 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.49 ft
USGS gauge 04025500

Chattooga River

Low water
State
SC
Flow
47 cfs
Water temp
65°F
Gauge height
0.8 ft
USGS gauge 02176930

Davidson River

Low water
State
NC
Flow
39 cfs
Water temp
65°F
Gauge height
0.59 ft
USGS gauge 03441000

Farmington River

Low water
State
CT
Flow
177 cfs
Water temp
61°F
Gauge height
3.88 ft
USGS gauge 01186000

Frying Pan River

Low water
State
CO
Flow
69 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.17 ft
USGS gauge 09080400

Guadalupe River

Low water
State
TX
Flow
175 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.09 ft
USGS gauge 08168500

Henry's Fork

Low water
State
ID
Flow
159 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.48 ft
USGS gauge 13042500

Madison River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
853 cfs
Water temp
58°F
Gauge height
1.79 ft
USGS gauge 06038800

Niobrara River

Low water
State
NE
Flow
588 cfs
Water temp
65°F
Gauge height
2.58 ft
USGS gauge 06461500

Sipsey Fork

Low water
State
AL
Flow
40 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
35.08 ft
USGS gauge 02452505

Smith River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
111 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.09 ft
USGS gauge 06077200

Truckee River

Low water
State
NV
Flow
279 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
5.66 ft
USGS gauge 10347460

White Clay Creek

Low water
State
DE
Flow
41 cfs
Water temp
64°F
Gauge height
5.39 ft
USGS gauge 01478650

White River

Low water
State
AR
Flow
1,560 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.43 ft
USGS gauge 07057370

Yakima River

Low water
State
WA
Flow
842 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
30.86 ft
USGS gauge 12484500

Yellowstone River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
1,240 cfs
Water temp
58°F
Gauge height
1.35 ft
USGS gauge 06191500

Arkansas River

High water
State
KS
Flow
668 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
7.28 ft
USGS gauge 07138000

Root River

High water
State
MN
Flow
561 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
8.73 ft
USGS gauge 05383950

St. Joseph River

High water
State
IN
Flow
4,890 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.27 ft
USGS gauge 04101225

Swift River

High water
State
MA
Flow
122 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.86 ft
USGS gauge 01175500

Upper Iowa River

High water
State
IA
Flow
733 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.53 ft
USGS gauge 05387500

Wailua River

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

Kankakee River

No data
State
IL
Flow
—
Water temp
—
Gauge height
—
USGS gauge 05520500

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.