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Use a river name, town, ZIP code or USGS number. We'll show the closest useful matches and current readings.
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Choose the path that matches what you need. You can always go deeper from there.
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Compare streamflow right now.
See which gauges are rising or falling, compare streamflow (CFS) and water temperature, then open any gauge for its chart and river context.
Recent observations—not a flood forecast or recreation safety rating.
- Rising & falling flow
- Streamflow in CFS
- Water temperatures
Plan your time on the river
Find fishing, paddling, access points, parks and useful places, then check the live river conditions before you go.
There's more to a river than the reading.
Once you know where you're going, meet the fish, learn the names and hear the stories in the water.
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Take the water with you.
River bends, strange sea creatures, fishing humor and other watery obsessions — in shirt form (and a few other things).
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See the rivers right now
Recent USGS camera views add a visual check beside streamflow, gauge height and other live river readings.
Colorado River at Lees Ferry Downstream
Assunpink Creek at Trenton
Brandywine Creek at Wilmington
Cheyenne River at Red Shirt
Clearwater River at Spalding
Canadian Rv nr AmarilloCheck streamflow at popular gauges
Open a gauge for current streamflow (CFS), gauge height, recent trends and River Pulse context.
Go deeper when you need it
The full state and river directories are still here, but they stay out of the way until you want them.