TOUTLE RIVER AT TOWER ROAD NEAR SILVER LAKE, WA
USGS 14242580 · Washington · reports discharge (live), gauge height, turbidity
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USGS 14242580 · Washington · reports discharge (live), gauge height, turbidity
What the agencies suggest
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, 5:45 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:45 PM PDT to Nov 5, 5:45 PM PST; ranging 569 to 893 ft³/s; latest 583 ft³/s; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM PST | 583 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 908–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM PST | 569 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM PST | 569 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM PST | 576 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM PST | 583 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM PST | 590 | 121 | 788–2,860 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM PST | 583 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM PST | 576 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM PST | 590 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM PST | 598 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM PST | 612 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM PST | 598 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM PST | 612 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM PST | 605 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM PST | 612 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM PST | 612 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM PST | 612 | 121 | 737–2,220 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM PST | 612 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM PST | 612 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM PST | 605 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM PST | 612 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM PST | 612 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM PST | 619 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM PST | 627 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM PST | 627 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM PST | 627 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM PST | 634 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM PST | 641 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM PST | 641 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM PST | 634 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM PST | 627 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM PST | 634 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST | 634 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM PST | 641 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM PST | 649 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM PST | 641 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM PST | 641 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM PST | 641 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM PST | 649 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM PST | 656 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM PST | 649 | 121 | 693–2,230 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM PST | 649 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM PST | 656 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM PST | 656 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM PST | 656 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM PST | 656 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM PST | 664 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM PST | 671 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM PST | 671 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM PST | 679 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM PST | 687 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM PST | 687 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM PST | 687 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM PST | 695 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM PST | 695 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM PST | 695 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM PST | 695 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM PST | 702 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM PST | 702 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM PST | 702 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM PST | 710 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM PST | 710 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM PST | 718 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM PST | 718 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM PDT | 726 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM PDT | 718 | 121 | 633–2,260 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM PDT | 726 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM PDT | 734 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM PDT | 734 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM PDT | 742 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM PDT | 750 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM PDT | 758 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM PDT | 766 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM PDT | 774 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM PDT | 774 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM PDT | 782 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM PDT | 791 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM PDT | 782 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM PDT | 791 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM PDT | 791 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM PDT | 816 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM PDT | 824 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM PDT | 832 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM PDT | 832 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM PDT | 832 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM PDT | 841 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM PDT | 841 | 121 | 632–2,420 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM PDT | 832 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM PDT | 832 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM PDT | 816 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM PDT | 799 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM PDT | 791 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM PDT | 799 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM PDT | 799 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM PDT | 799 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM PDT | 816 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM PDT | 807 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM PDT | 799 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM PDT | 807 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM PDT | 799 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM PDT | 807 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM PDT | 824 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM PDT | 824 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM PDT | 841 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM PDT | 841 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM PDT | 850 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM PDT | 850 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM PDT | 850 | 121 | 628–1,840 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM PDT | 867 | 121 | 609–1,910 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM PDT | 884 | 121 | 609–1,910 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM PDT | 884 | 121 | 609–1,910 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM PDT | 884 | 121 | 609–1,910 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM PDT | 893 | 121 | 609–1,910 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM PDT | 893 | 121 | 609–1,910 |
Map of USGS gauge 14242580 and the river around it
Where TOUTLE RIVER AT TOWER ROAD NEAR SILVER LAKE, WA sits and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Washington rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Toutle River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Normal for Nov 5: 908–2,860 ft³/s (middle half of 45 years of record). Now: 583 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 583 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 45 years of record (1982–2026): 10th 578, 25th 908, median 1,540, 75th 2,860, 90th 3,460 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 287 ft³/s, highest 6,670 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+1.2% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (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)Turbidity 9.5 FNU at Nov 5, 5:45 PM PST; 7-day range 5.9–20.9 FNU
Water clarity: Turbidity measures the relative clarity of water: higher means murkier. No agency publishes a fishing threshold for it; compare with this gauge's own recent readings.
Turbidity and Water (U.S. Geological Survey)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.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 121 ft stage, 583 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM PST (NWS gauge TOTW1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 3:02 PM PST. Highest point: 122 ft, 1,880 ft³/s on Nov 11, 4:00 AM PST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 121 ft | 576 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 121 ft | 619 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 121 ft | 664 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 121 ft | 1,000 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 121 ft | 774 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 122 ft | 1,840 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 122 ft | 1,880 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 121 ft | 1,330 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 122 ft | 1,680 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 122 ft | 1,870 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Checked Nov 5, 6:08 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.