Kinderhook Creek is a freestone river in Massachusetts, listed as Designated trout water by Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), via MassGIS.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. No guide or shop nearby is listed yet; the nearest destination hub is Western Massachusetts: the Deerfield & the Swift.
Kinderhook Creek is a freestone river in Massachusetts. Our destination hub Western Massachusetts: the Deerfield & the Swift is 38 mi away in a straight line.
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.
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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.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Kinderhook Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Kinderhook Creek with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Kinderhook 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.
Map of the restroom near Kinderhook Creek
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Kinderhook Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
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Designated trout waterThe Deerfield River from the Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Photo: CobberCorsair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not East Branch Housatonic RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Branch Housatonic River.
Massachusetts · about 8 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Hoosic RiverThe Walloomsac River at the Silk Road Covered Bridge, Bennington, Vermont. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hoosic River.
Massachusetts · about 14 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Cold RiverThe Battenkill in Arlington, Vermont. Photo: Gplefka, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cold River.
Massachusetts · about 18 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Walker BrookThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Walker Brook.
Massachusetts · about 24 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Westfield RiverThe Housatonic River at Kent, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Westfield River.
Massachusetts · about 30 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
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.
On the Coldwater Fisheries Resources (CFR) streams list (Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), via MassGIS, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
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.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
No shop nearby yet.
Northampton sits by the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts; the Deerfield River comes down below the Fife Brook dam through Charlemont and Shelburne Falls to the north-west, and the Swift River flows south from Quabbin Reservoir's Winsor Dam at Belchertown to the east.
Destination hub · 38 mi away in a straight line
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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
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 USGS gauge KINDERHOOK CREEK AT HANCOCK, MA. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At KINDERHOOK CREEK AT HANCOCK, MA (USGS 01359967) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01359967
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, 6:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST; ranging 7 to 11 ft³/s; latest 9.5 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 10.5 | 4.25 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 8.18 | 4.2 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 8.18 | 4.2 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 11 | 4.26 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 7.77 | 4.19 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 7 | 4.17 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 8.18 | 4.2 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 7.37 | 4.18 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 7.77 | 4.19 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 7.77 | 4.19 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 9.04 | 4.22 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 8.18 | 4.2 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 7.77 | 4.19 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 8.18 | 4.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 8.6 | 4.21 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 10.5 | 4.25 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 9.5 | 4.23 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 9.98 | 4.24 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 9.5 | 4.23 |
USGS publishes no daily statistics for this gauge, so the reading is not compared with the record.
Steady over 24 hours (+5.1% 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.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. MassWildlife publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Massachusetts rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Kinderhook Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
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.
Checked Nov 5, 7:00 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.
Designated trout waterThe Deerfield River from the Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Photo: CobberCorsair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 25 mi
Rainbow & brown trout
191cfsFlow now · much below normal for the date
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not East Branch Housatonic RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Branch Housatonic River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Hoosic RiverThe Walloomsac River at the Silk Road Covered Bridge, Bennington, Vermont. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hoosic River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Cold RiverThe Battenkill in Arlington, Vermont. Photo: Gplefka, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cold River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Walker BrookThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Walker Brook.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Westfield RiverThe Housatonic River at Kent, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Westfield River.
