AMERICAN R A WILLIAM B POND PARK A CARMICHAEL CA
USGS 11446700 · California · reports water temperature
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USGS 11446700 · California · reports water temperature
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Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 7:45 PM PST · provisional USGS data
No flow at this gauge. USGS does not publish discharge here, so there are no flow statistics either; it reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.
Water temperature, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 8:45 PM PDT to Nov 5, 7:45 PM PST; ranging 55 to 60.6 °F; latest 58.6 °F.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Water temperature (°F) |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 PM PST | 59 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST | 58.3 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM PST | 57.9 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM PST | 57.4 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM PST | 56.8 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST | 55.2 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM PST | 55 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM PST | 55.2 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM PST | 55.4 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM PST | 55.8 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM PST | 55.9 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM PST | 56.3 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM PST | 56.8 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM PST | 57.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM PST | 58.1 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM PST | 58.5 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM PST | 59 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM PST | 59 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM PST | 59 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM PST | 58.3 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM PST | 57.9 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM PST | 57.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM PST | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM PST | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM PST | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM PST | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM PST | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM PST | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM PST | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM PST | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM PST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM PST | 57 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM PST | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM PST | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM PST | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM PST | 55.9 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM PST | 55.8 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM PST | 55.8 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM PST | 55.9 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM PST | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM PST | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM PST | 57.6 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM PST | 57.9 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM PST | 58.3 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM PST | 58.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM PST | 58.5 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM PST | 58.1 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM PST | 57.7 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM PST | 56.7 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM PST | 55.4 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM PST | 55.6 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM PST | 55.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM PST | 56.3 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM PST | 56.7 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM PST | 57.7 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM PST | 58.1 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM PST | 59 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM PST | 59.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM PST | 59.4 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM PST | 59.5 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM PST | 59.4 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM PST | 59.4 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM PST | 59 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM PST | 58.6 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM PST | 58.3 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM PST | 57.7 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM PST | 57 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM PST | 56.5 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM PST | 55.9 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM PST | 56.1 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM PST | 56.5 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM PST | 56.7 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM PST | 57 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM PST | 57.2 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM PDT | 57.7 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM PDT | 58.1 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM PDT | 58.5 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM PDT | 58.8 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM PDT | 59 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM PDT | 59.2 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM PDT | 59.4 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM PDT | 59.4 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM PDT | 59.4 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM PDT | 59.4 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM PDT | 59.4 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM PDT | 59.2 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM PDT | 58.8 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM PDT | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM PDT | 57.7 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM PDT | 57.4 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM PDT | 57.2 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM PDT | 57 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM PDT | 57.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM PDT | 57.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM PDT | 57.4 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM PDT | 57.6 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM PDT | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM PDT | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM PDT | 58.8 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM PDT | 59.2 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM PDT | 59.7 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM PDT | 60.1 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM PDT | 60.3 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM PDT | 60.4 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM PDT | 60.6 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM PDT | 60.6 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM PDT | 60.4 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM PDT | 60.3 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM PDT | 60.3 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM PDT | 59.9 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM PDT | 59.5 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM PDT | 59 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM PDT | 58.6 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM PDT | 58.1 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM PDT | 57.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM PDT | 57.7 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM PDT | 57.7 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM PDT | 57.7 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM PDT | 57.9 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM PDT | 58.1 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM PDT | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM PDT | 58.5 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM PDT | 58.8 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM PDT | 59 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM PDT | 59.4 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM PDT | 59.5 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM PDT | 59.7 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM PDT | 59.9 |
Map of USGS gauge 11446700 and the river around it
Where AMERICAN R A WILLIAM B POND PARK A CARMICHAEL CA sits, with 2 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
Under CDFW's 67°F line. Water 58.6°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 59°F. That is not over the 67°F CDFW uses for its voluntary “Hoot Owl” watchlist: “Sustained afternoon water temperatures exceeding 67 degrees Fahrenheit for trout fisheries could trigger additions to the list.” Water warms in the afternoon; check again later in the day.
Species the agency lists for American River: Steelhead.
From our page for American River, on the same river as this gauge; the agency list is for the water, not this exact reach. Source: Steelhead Report and Restoration Card location codes (named river systems) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife Fisheries Branch).
Cold water. Water 58.6°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Checked Nov 5, 8:25 PM PST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.