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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.

21 of 55 monitored rivers are fishing well
Showing 55 rivers

Au Sable River

Fishing well
State
MI
Flow
873 cfs
Water temp
56°F
Gauge height
2.94 ft
USGS gauge 04136500

Bighorn River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
1,500 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
60.48 ft
USGS gauge 06287000

Elk River

Fishing well
State
WV
Flow
448 cfs
Water temp
61°F
Gauge height
4.59 ft
USGS gauge 03194700

Farmington River

Fishing well
State
CT
Flow
222 cfs
Water temp
60°F
Gauge height
4.02 ft
USGS gauge 01186000

Frying Pan River

Fishing well
State
CO
Flow
124 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.54 ft
USGS gauge 09080400

Gallatin River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
360 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.39 ft
USGS gauge 06043500

Guadalupe River

Fishing well
State
TX
Flow
194 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.13 ft
USGS gauge 08168500

Kenai River

Fishing well
State
AK
Flow
3,350 cfs
Water temp
49°F
Gauge height
8.84 ft
USGS gauge 15258000

Lower Sacramento River

Fishing well
State
CA
Flow
6,030 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
10.29 ft
USGS gauge 11370500

Missouri River

Fishing well
State
MT
Flow
3,160 cfs
Water temp
61°F
Gauge height
3.28 ft
USGS gauge 06066500

North Branch Potomac

Fishing well
State
MD/WV
Flow
305 cfs
Water temp
58°F
Gauge height
3.16 ft
USGS gauge 01595800

Rapid Creek

Fishing well
State
SD
Flow
23 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.58 ft
USGS gauge 06410500

Savage River

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

Shenandoah River

Fishing well
State
VA
Flow
775 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.75 ft
USGS gauge 01636500

Sipsey Fork

Fishing well
State
AL
Flow
361 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
34.78 ft
USGS gauge 02452505

St. Joseph River

Fishing well
State
IN
Flow
4,200 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.82 ft
USGS gauge 04101225

Susquehanna River

Fishing well
State
PA
Flow
18,600 cfs
Water temp
64°F
Gauge height
4.17 ft
USGS gauge 01570500

Truckee River

Fishing well
State
NV
Flow
365 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
5.87 ft
USGS gauge 10347460

Upper Delaware River

Fishing well
State
NY
Flow
1,480 cfs
Water temp
61°F
Gauge height
3.48 ft
USGS gauge 01427510

Arkansas River

Low water
State
KS
Flow
2 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.23 ft
USGS gauge 07138000

Battenkill River

Low water
State
VT
Flow
197 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.28 ft
USGS gauge 01329490

Beaverhead River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
85 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.61 ft
USGS gauge 06018500

Bois Brule River

Low water
State
WI
Flow
107 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
1.43 ft
USGS gauge 04025500

Chattooga River

Low water
State
SC
Flow
39 cfs
Water temp
61°F
Gauge height
0.73 ft
USGS gauge 02176930

Davidson River

Low water
State
NC
Flow
38 cfs
Water temp
60°F
Gauge height
0.58 ft
USGS gauge 03441000

Henry's Fork

Low water
State
ID
Flow
184 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.55 ft
USGS gauge 13042500

Madison River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
753 cfs
Water temp
59°F
Gauge height
1.69 ft
USGS gauge 06038800

Smith River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
109 cfs
Water temp
52°F
Gauge height
3.08 ft
USGS gauge 06077200

White River

Low water
State
AR
Flow
2,100 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.79 ft
USGS gauge 07057370

Yakima River

Low water
State
WA
Flow
987 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
31 ft
USGS gauge 12484500

Yellowstone River

Low water
State
MT
Flow
1,330 cfs
Water temp
58°F
Gauge height
1.44 ft
USGS gauge 06191500

Gunpowder Falls

High water
State
MD
Flow
153 cfs
Water temp
64°F
Gauge height
2.17 ft
USGS gauge 01581920

Kankakee River

High water
State
IL
Flow
2,710 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.71 ft
USGS gauge 05520500

Mad River

High water
State
OH
Flow
51 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.93 ft
USGS gauge 03266560

Penns Creek

High water
State
PA
Flow
475 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.72 ft
USGS gauge 01555000

Root River

High water
State
MN
Flow
832 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
9.24 ft
USGS gauge 05383950

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
922 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
2.74 ft
USGS gauge 05387500

Wailua River

High water
State
HI
Flow
210 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
3.81 ft
USGS gauge 16060000

White Clay Creek

High water
State
DE
Flow
99 cfs
Water temp
64°F
Gauge height
5.72 ft
USGS gauge 01478650

Wood River

High water
State
RI
Flow
519 cfs
Water temp
—
Gauge height
4.06 ft
USGS gauge 01118000

Niobrara River

Too warm
State
NE
Flow
637 cfs
Water temp
68°F
Gauge height
2.63 ft
USGS gauge 06461500

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.