Red Clay Creek

Type: Freestone river, Delaware (East)
Designation: Fly-fishing only · Special-regulation trout water +1
USGS gauges: 2 live
Guides: None listed
Shops: None listed

Today on the Red Clay Creek

Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally

Flow now: 29.1 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Normal
Water temp: 57.6°F (14.2°C)
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST

At RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE, DE (USGS 01480000) · 1 of 2 gauges below Provisional USGS data

Red Clay Creek is a freestone river in Delaware, listed as Fly-fishing only by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife.

More about the Red Clay Creek

2 USGS gauges on the water report flow; Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife lists 3 species, including brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: Restricted trout streams (fly-fishing only), Designated trout streams (Northern New Castle County Trout Streams) and trout-stocked ponds, USGS Water Data

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place. — Representative photograph, not this water.

Where it is

Red Clay Creek is a freestone river in Delaware.

Flow now at 2 gauges

RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE, DE

USGS 01480000 · NWS RCCD1

Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally

57.6°F now, 57.7°F at most in 24 hours: under the National Park Service's 68°F line (federal guidance; no Delaware line found). National Park Service
Flow 29.1 ft³/s: normal for Nov 5, over 83 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
Cold water, 57.6°F. NWS: cold shock is dangerous at 50-60°F and colder; “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.” National Weather Service
Below NWS action stage (official NWS category). That is not a statement that wading is safe. National Weather Service

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 29.1 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.88 ft
Water temp: 57.6°F (14.2°C)

Reading Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
NWS action stage (1,280 ft³/s): above the range shown
Latest: 29.1 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.7
Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57
Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	56.3
Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	55.8
Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	55.2
Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.9
Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.5
Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.3
Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.3
Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.3
Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	54.5
Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.7
Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	54.7
Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.7
Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	54.5
Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	54.1
Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	53.8
Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	53.6
Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.8
Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	54.1
Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	54.7
Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.2
Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.8
Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.8
Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.6
Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55
Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.5
Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	53.4
Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.3
Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.9
Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.7
Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.9
Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.1
Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.4
Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.6
Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52
Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	52.2
Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	52
Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	52
Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.8
Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.8
Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	52
Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.3
Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.9
Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.2
Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.8
Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.8
Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.6
Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.2
Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.8
Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.7
Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.3
Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50
Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.4
Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.5
Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.5
Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.5
Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.1
Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.4
Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52
Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.1
Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.2
Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.1
Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.7
Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.2
Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.4
Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.7
Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.5
Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	48.9
Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	48.9
Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.3
Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50
Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.4
Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.1
Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	51.6
Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.3
Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.9
Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.4
Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.6
Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.4
Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.1
Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	51.8
Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.9
Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	49.8
Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.5
Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.8
Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50
Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.5
Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.9
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.3
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.6
Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.6
Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.8
Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.8
Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	52
Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.3
Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.9
Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	53.6
Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.3
Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.7
Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.9
Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.9
Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.7
Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.3
Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.6
Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	52.9
Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	51.6
Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.3
Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.3
Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	51.6
Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	52
Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.2
Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.9
Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	53.2
Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.8
Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	54
Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54
Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54
Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54.1
Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54.3
Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.9
Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	55.4
Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	55.9
Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.5
Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.7
Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.7
Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.5
Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.1
Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	55
Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	54.1
Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.9
Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.5
Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.3
Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.5
Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.5
Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.7
Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.1
Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.4
Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.6
Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.8
Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.1
Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.5

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 24–48 ft³/s (middle half of 83 years of record). Now: 29.1 ft³/s, normal.

Normal for this date. 29.1 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 83 years of record (1944–2026): 10th 19, 25th 24, median 31, 75th 48, 90th 92 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 13 ft³/s, highest 192 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 (+0% 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.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

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 2.89 ft stage, 31 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST (NWS gauge RCCD1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

Action stage: 5.5 ft
Minor flood: 7 ft
Moderate flood: 8.5 ft
Major flood: 10 ft

Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Federal guidance. Delaware DNREC publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Delaware rule, with Delaware DNREC's own figure added:

Under the federal 68°F line. Water 57.6°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 57.7°F. That is under the 68°F at which the National Park Service, at Grand Teton National Park, recommends anglers stop fishing in the afternoon (“cease fishing at 2 p.m. when water temperatures are likely to exceed 68°F”). Water warms through the afternoon, so check again later in the day: “Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature.”
High water temperatures prompt fishing advisory in Grand Teton National Park (29 July 2022) (National Park Service)

Species

Species the agency lists for Red Clay Creek: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout.

Source: Designated trout streams (Northern New Castle County Trout Streams) and trout-stocked ponds (Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife).

Safety

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)
Cold water. Water 57.6°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.

Open the USGS gauge page

RED CLAY CREEK NEAR STANTON, DE

USGS 01480015 · NWS STND1

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

Flow 36.5 ft³/s: normal for Nov 5, over 38 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
No water-temperature reading at this gauge: take a stream thermometer.
Below NWS action stage (official NWS category). That is not a statement that wading is safe. National Weather Service

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 36.5 ft³/s
Gauge height: 7.71 ft

Reading Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
NWS action stage (1,867 ft³/s): above the range shown
Latest: 36.5 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST	36.5	7.71
Nov 5, 4:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST	34.7	7.71
Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST	37.5	7.73
Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST	37.5	7.73
Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST	36.5	7.73
Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST	35.6	7.7
Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST	35.6	7.7
Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST	35.6	7.7
Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST	35.6	7.72
Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST	36.5	7.71
Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST	36.5	7.71
Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST	35.6	7.72
Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST	36.5	7.72
Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST	36.5	7.71
Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST	35.6	7.71
Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.7
Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.71
Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT	33.9	7.69
Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT	33.9	7.7
Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT	33.9	7.69
Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.69
Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT	34.7	7.7
Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT	36.5	7.71
Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT	36.5	7.73
Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT	37.5	7.73
Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT	37.5	7.73
Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT	37.5	7.73
Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT	37.5	7.73
Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT	37.5	7.73
Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT	37.5	7.72
Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT	36.5	7.72
Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT	35.6	7.71
Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT	35.6	7.71

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 27–51 ft³/s (middle half of 38 years of record). Now: 36.5 ft³/s, normal.

Normal for this date. 36.5 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 38 years of record (1989–2026): 10th 22, 25th 27, median 38, 75th 51, 90th 103 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 15 ft³/s, highest 240 ft³/s.

Steady over 24 hours (+0% 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.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

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 7.71 ft stage at Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST (NWS gauge STND1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor flood: 17 ft
Moderate flood: 21 ft
Major flood: 23 ft

Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Delaware DNREC publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Delaware rule, with Delaware DNREC's own figure added: 68°F and 75°F.

Species

Species the agency lists for Red Clay Creek: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout.

Safety

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)

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.

Open the USGS gauge page

Checked Nov 5, 6:20 PM EST; 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.

Reading the gauges…

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Follow Red Clay Creek for flow alerts

Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.

Follow this water

Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.

Where to fish

Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Delaware boating and fishing access locations

Red Clay Creek on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Red Clay Creek with 2 USGS gauges.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Red Clay Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Red Clay Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 1 restroom near Red Clay Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restroom
0.5 mi away in a straight line
- Portable toilet (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

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Big Gunpowder Falls from the Torrey C. Brown rail trail, Maryland. Photo: Henrysz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pike Creek.
Pike Creek
Delaware · about 7 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
2.9cfsFlow now at the USGS gauge
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not White Clay Creek
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Little Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not White Clay Creek.
White Clay Creek
Delaware · about 8 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
39cfsFlow now · normal for the date
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Lewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Delaware Bay.
Delaware Bay
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Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Beach Plum Island
Photo credit
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Beach Plum Island
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Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Cape Henlopen
Photo credit
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Cape Henlopen
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Photo credit
Sunset over the Brewster flats on Cape Cod Bay. Photo: PapaDunes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rehoboth Bay.
Rehoboth Bay
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Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Pike Creek
Photo credit
Big Gunpowder Falls from the Torrey C. Brown rail trail, Maryland. Photo: Henrysz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pike Creek.
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Photo credit
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Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Delaware Bay
Photo credit
Lewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Delaware Bay.
Delaware Bay
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Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Beach Plum Island
Photo credit
A barge in the Cape Cod Canal. Photo: Pvalerio, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Beach Plum Island.
Beach Plum Island
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Photo credit
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Photo credit
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Regulations

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

3 official designations

Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.

Fly-fishing only
On the Restricted trout streams (fly-fishing only) list (Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- from the downstream side of Yorklyn Road approximately 0.4 miles downstream to the Auburn Valley State Park boundary adjacent to Creek Road
Special-regulation trout water
On the Restricted trout streams (fly-fishing only) list (Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- from the downstream side of Yorklyn Road approximately 0.4 miles downstream to the Auburn Valley State Park boundary adjacent to Creek Road
Designated trout water
On the Designated trout streams (Northern New Castle County Trout Streams) and trout-stocked ponds list (Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- from the dam just below the boundary between the State of Delaware and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approximately 1.4 miles downstream to the Auburn Valley State Park boundary adjacent to Creek Road

The water on the map

Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.

Length: 13.6 mi
Drains: 54.5 sq mi
Drop: 197 ft · 14.5 ft/mi
Flows into: White Clay Creek
Watershed: Brandywine-Christina

Public land along it

Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

1.8 of 13.1 mi on public land

Ashland Nature CenterOther or Unknown State Land · 0.5 mi
Auburn Heights PreserveState Park and Recreation · 0.3 mi
Marshall Bridge PreserveNon-Governmental Organization · 0.3 mi
Nvf SiteState Park and Recreation · 0.3 mi
Auburn HeightsState Park and Recreation · 0.1 mi
GlenvilleOther or Unknown State Land · 0.1 mi

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Red Clay Creek

Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

No guide within 40 miles yet.

All Delaware guides

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

All Delaware shops

Species and hatches

The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the state agency

Rainbow trout
Species guide
Photo credit
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Brown trout
Species guide
Photo credit
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Brook trout
Species guide
Photo credit
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When the bugs come off

Plan your stay

Getting there

ILG · Wilmington · 10 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
PHL · Philadelphia · 23 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
LNS · Lancaster · 39 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Plan a trip here

None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.

No hub within 40 miles

Plan a trip here

Fish these abroad

Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.

At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.

Like the Red Clay Creek? Same fish, overseas.

Flagship water
Photo credit
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Tongariro River
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Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a freestone river
Freestone river
Photo credit
The Sava Dolinka below the confluence with Beli potok. Photo: Savinjc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sava Dolinka
Gorenjska, Slovenia
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a freestone river
Freestone river
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Credit River
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Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a freestone river
Flagship water
Photo credit
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Upper Clutha River / Mata-Au
Otago, New Zealand
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a freestone river
Freestone river
Photo credit
The Humber River at Raymore Park, south of Lawrence Avenue, Toronto. Photo: Risker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Humber River
Ontario, Canada
Same fish: rainbow & brown trout · also a freestone river
Flagship water
Photo credit
The River Moy at Banada Priory. Photo: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
River Moy
Mayo, Ireland
Same fish: brown trout · also a freestone river

Fish it when it's winter here

Southern seasons open while ours close.

Flagship water
Photo credit
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Lake Taupō
Waikato, New Zealand
Season open all year · DOC
Flagship water
Photo credit
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Penstock Lagoon
Tasmania, Australia
Season open Aug–May · Inland Fisheries Service
Tailwater
Photo credit
The Río Limay, Argentina. Photo: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Río Limay
Río Negro, Argentina
Season open Nov–May · Patagonian fishing regulation
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río Petrohué
Photo credit
The Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Río Petrohué
Los Lagos, Chile
Season open Nov–May · SERNAPESCA
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago Llanquihue
Photo credit
The Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lago Llanquihue
Los Lagos, Chile
Season open Nov–May · SERNAPESCA
Lake or reservoir
Photo credit
Lago Nahuel Huapi from Llao Llao. Photo: David, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lago Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro, Argentina
Season open Oct–May · Patagonian fishing regulation
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura River
Photo credit
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Mataura River
Southland, New Zealand
Season open Oct–Apr · Fish & Game NZ
Flagship water
Photo credit
Great Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Yingina / Great Lake
Tasmania, Australia
Season open all year · Inland Fisheries Service

Gear checklist

A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.

An angler stands on a boulder at the edge of a fast forest stream and fishes the run

Small mountain streams

7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout

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Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the Restricted trout streams (fly-fishing only) published by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife. Water type is our own classification.

RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE, DE

USGS 01480000 · NWS RCCD1

Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally

57.6°F now, 57.7°F at most in 24 hours: under the National Park Service's 68°F line (federal guidance; no Delaware line found). National Park Service
Flow 29.1 ft³/s: normal for Nov 5, over 83 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
Cold water, 57.6°F. NWS: cold shock is dangerous at 50-60°F and colder; “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.” National Weather Service
Below NWS action stage (official NWS category). That is not a statement that wading is safe. National Weather Service

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 29.1 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.88 ft
Water temp: 57.6°F (14.2°C)

Reading Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
NWS action stage (1,280 ft³/s): above the range shown
Latest: 29.1 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.7
Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57.6
Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	57
Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	56.3
Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	55.8
Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	55.2
Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.9
Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.5
Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.3
Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.3
Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.3
Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	54.5
Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.7
Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	54.7
Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.7
Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	54.5
Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	54.1
Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	53.8
Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	53.6
Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.8
Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	54.1
Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	54.7
Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.2
Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.8
Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.8
Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55.6
Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	55
Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	54.5
Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	53.4
Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.3
Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.9
Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.7
Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.9
Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.1
Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.4
Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.6
Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52
Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	52.2
Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	52
Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	52
Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.8
Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.8
Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	52
Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.3
Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.9
Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.2
Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.8
Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.8
Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.6
Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.2
Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.8
Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.7
Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.3
Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50
Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.4
Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.5
Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.5
Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.5
Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.1
Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.4
Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52
Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.1
Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.2
Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.1
Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.7
Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.2
Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.4
Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.7
Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.5
Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	48.9
Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	48.9
Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.1
Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.3
Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50
Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.4
Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	50.7
Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST	27.7	2.87	51.1
Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	51.6
Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.3
Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	52.9
Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.4
Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.6
Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.4
Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST	29.1	2.88	53.1
Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	52.5
Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	51.8
Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	50.9
Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST	27.7	2.87	49.8
Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.5
Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.6
Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	49.8
Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50
Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.5
Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	50.9
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST	29.1	2.88	51.3
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.6
Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.6
Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.8
Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.8
Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	52
Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.3
Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.9
Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	53.6
Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.3
Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.7
Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.9
Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.9
Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.7
Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.3
Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.6
Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	52.9
Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	51.6
Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.3
Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	51.3
Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	51.6
Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	52
Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.2
Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	52.9
Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT	27.7	2.87	53.2
Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.8
Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT	29.1	2.88	54
Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54
Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54
Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54.1
Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT	27.7	2.87	54.3
Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.9
Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	55.4
Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	55.9
Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.5
Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.7
Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.7
Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.5
Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	56.1
Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	55
Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	54.1
Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.9
Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.5
Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.3
Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.5
Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.5
Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	52.7
Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.1
Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.4
Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT	30.5	2.89	53.6
Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.6
Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	53.8
Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.1
Oct 29, 6:45 PM EDT	29.1	2.88	54.5

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 24–48 ft³/s (middle half of 83 years of record). Now: 29.1 ft³/s, normal.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 13 ft³/s, highest 192 ft³/s.

Steady over 24 hours (+0% 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.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

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 2.89 ft stage, 31 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST (NWS gauge RCCD1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

Action stage: 5.5 ft
Minor flood: 7 ft
Moderate flood: 8.5 ft
Major flood: 10 ft

Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Under the federal 68°F line. Water 57.6°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 57.7°F. That is under the 68°F at which the National Park Service, at Grand Teton National Park, recommends anglers stop fishing in the afternoon (“cease fishing at 2 p.m. when water temperatures are likely to exceed 68°F”). Water warms through the afternoon, so check again later in the day: “Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature.”
High water temperatures prompt fishing advisory in Grand Teton National Park (29 July 2022) (National Park Service)

Species

Species the agency lists for Red Clay Creek: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout.

Safety

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)
Cold water. Water 57.6°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.

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Red Clay Creek

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Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally

What this level means general guidance

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Species

Safety

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

What this level means general guidance

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Species

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What this level means general guidance

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

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Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

What this level means general guidance

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

Conditions for fishing general guidance

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