Little River

Type: Freestone river, Oregon (West)
Designation: Featured sport-fishing water
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: None listed
Shops: None listed

Today on the Little River

Limited data: Trout-friendly temperature: no flow comparison here

No flow statistics here.

Gauge height: 2.36 ft
Water temp: 47.5°F (8.6°C)
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST

At LITTLE RIVER AT PEEL, OR (USGS 14318000) Provisional USGS data

The Little River is a freestone river in Oregon, listed as Featured sport-fishing water by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

More about the Little River

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lists 1 species.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: ODFW '50 places to go fishing' guides (Portland, Medford, Roseburg, Bend, Lane County, South Coast), ODFW '50 places to go fishing' guides (Portland, Medford, Roseburg, Bend, Lane County, South Coast), USGS Water Data

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

Where it is

Little River is a freestone river in Oregon. Oregon has 2 waters named Little River in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Douglas County, the one the agency list names.

Flow now at the gauge

LITTLE RIVER AT PEEL, OR

USGS 14318000

Limited data: Trout-friendly temperature: no flow comparison here

47.5°F now, 47.5°F at most in 24 hours: under ODFW's 68°F line. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
This gauge publishes no current flow, so it is not compared with normal.
Cold water, 47.5°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

What the agencies suggest

Check the temperature often. Use a thermometer to check water temperatures frequently Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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

Gauge height: 2.36 ft
Water temp: 47.5°F (8.6°C)

No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Jan 22, 2024; it still reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.

Reading Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · provisional USGS data

Steady · 24 h

Gauge height · last 7 days

Gauge height, about hourly
Latest: 2.36 ft at Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST

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

View data as a table

Gauge height, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST	2.36	47.5
Nov 5, 1:45 PM PST	2.36	47.5
Nov 5, 12:45 PM PST	2.36	46.9
Nov 5, 11:45 AM PST	2.35	46.4
Nov 5, 10:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 5, 9:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 7:45 AM PST	2.36	45.5
Nov 5, 6:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 5:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 4:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 3:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 2:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 5, 1:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 5, 12:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 4, 11:45 PM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 4, 10:45 PM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 4, 9:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 8:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 7:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 6:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 5:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 4:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 3:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 2:45 PM PST	2.37	45.9
Nov 4, 1:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 12:45 PM PST	2.37	45.5
Nov 4, 11:45 AM PST	2.36	45
Nov 4, 10:45 AM PST	2.36	44.6
Nov 4, 9:45 AM PST	2.36	44.6
Nov 4, 8:45 AM PST	2.36	44.6
Nov 4, 7:45 AM PST	2.37	44.6
Nov 4, 6:45 AM PST	2.37	44.8
Nov 4, 5:45 AM PST	2.37	45
Nov 4, 4:45 AM PST	2.37	45.3
Nov 4, 3:45 AM PST	2.37	45.5
Nov 4, 2:45 AM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 1:45 AM PST	2.37	46
Nov 4, 12:45 AM PST	2.37	46.2
Nov 3, 11:45 PM PST	2.37	46.2
Nov 3, 10:45 PM PST	2.37	46.4
Nov 3, 9:45 PM PST	2.37	46.4
Nov 3, 8:45 PM PST	2.38	46.4
Nov 3, 7:45 PM PST	2.38	46.6
Nov 3, 6:45 PM PST	2.38	46.6
Nov 3, 5:45 PM PST	2.38	46.8
Nov 3, 4:45 PM PST	2.38	46.8
Nov 3, 3:45 PM PST	2.38	46.8
Nov 3, 2:45 PM PST	2.38	46.6
Nov 3, 1:45 PM PST	2.38	46.4
Nov 3, 12:45 PM PST	2.38	46
Nov 3, 11:45 AM PST	2.38	45.7
Nov 3, 10:45 AM PST	2.38	45.3
Nov 3, 9:45 AM PST	2.38	45.1
Nov 3, 8:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 7:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 6:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 5:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 4:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 3:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 2:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 1:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 12:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 2, 11:45 PM PST	2.39	45.1
Nov 2, 10:45 PM PST	2.38	45.1
Nov 2, 9:45 PM PST	2.38	45.1
Nov 2, 8:45 PM PST	2.38	45
Nov 2, 7:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 6:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 5:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 4:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 3:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 2:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 1:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 12:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 11:45 AM PST	2.39	44.4
Nov 2, 10:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 9:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 7:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 6:45 AM PST	2.39	44.6
Nov 2, 5:45 AM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 4:45 AM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 3:45 AM PST	2.39	45.1
Nov 2, 2:45 AM PST	2.39	45.5
Nov 2, 1:45 AM PST	2.4	45.7
Nov 2, 12:45 AM PST	2.4	45.9
Nov 1, 11:45 PM PST	2.4	46
Nov 1, 10:45 PM PST	2.4	46.2
Nov 1, 9:45 PM PST	2.4	46.2
Nov 1, 8:45 PM PST	2.4	46.4
Nov 1, 7:45 PM PST	2.4	46.4
Nov 1, 6:45 PM PST	2.4	46.6
Nov 1, 5:45 PM PST	2.4	46.6
Nov 1, 4:45 PM PST	2.4	46.8
Nov 1, 3:45 PM PST	2.4	46.8
Nov 1, 2:45 PM PST	2.4	46.9
Nov 1, 1:45 PM PST	2.4	46.9
Nov 1, 12:45 PM PST	2.4	46.6
Nov 1, 11:45 AM PST	2.4	45.9
Nov 1, 10:45 AM PST	2.4	45.5
Nov 1, 9:45 AM PST	2.4	45.5
Nov 1, 8:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 7:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 6:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 5:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 4:45 AM PST	2.41	45.5
Nov 1, 3:45 AM PST	2.41	45.5
Nov 1, 2:45 AM PST	2.41	45.5
Nov 1, 1:45 AM PST	2.41	45.7
Nov 1, 1:45 AM PDT	2.41	45.7
Nov 1, 12:45 AM PDT	2.41	45.9
Oct 31, 11:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 10:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 9:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 8:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 7:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 6:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 5:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 4:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 3:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 2:45 PM PDT	2.43	46
Oct 31, 1:45 PM PDT	2.43	45.9
Oct 31, 12:45 PM PDT	2.43	45.5
Oct 31, 11:45 AM PDT	2.43	45.3
Oct 31, 10:45 AM PDT	2.43	45.3
Oct 31, 9:45 AM PDT	2.43	45.5
Oct 31, 8:45 AM PDT	2.44	45.7
Oct 31, 7:45 AM PDT	2.44	45.9
Oct 31, 6:45 AM PDT	2.44	46.2
Oct 31, 5:45 AM PDT	2.44	46.4
Oct 31, 4:45 AM PDT	2.45	46.8
Oct 31, 3:45 AM PDT	2.45	46.9
Oct 31, 2:45 AM PDT	2.45	47.3
Oct 31, 1:45 AM PDT	2.45	47.5
Oct 31, 12:45 AM PDT	2.46	47.8
Oct 30, 11:45 PM PDT	2.45	48.2
Oct 30, 10:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.4
Oct 30, 9:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.6
Oct 30, 8:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.7
Oct 30, 7:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.9
Oct 30, 6:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.9
Oct 30, 5:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 4:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 3:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 2:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 1:45 PM PDT	2.48	48.7
Oct 30, 12:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.4
Oct 30, 11:45 AM PDT	2.48	47.8
Oct 30, 10:45 AM PDT	2.48	47.7
Oct 30, 9:45 AM PDT	2.48	47.7
Oct 30, 8:45 AM PDT	2.49	47.8
Oct 30, 7:45 AM PDT	2.49	48
Oct 30, 6:45 AM PDT	2.49	48.2
Oct 30, 5:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.4
Oct 30, 4:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.6
Oct 30, 3:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.6
Oct 30, 2:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.7
Oct 30, 1:45 AM PDT	2.51	48.9
Oct 30, 12:45 AM PDT	2.51	49.1
Oct 29, 11:45 PM PDT	2.51	49.3
Oct 29, 10:45 PM PDT	2.52	49.3
Oct 29, 9:45 PM PDT	2.52	49.5
Oct 29, 8:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.5
Oct 29, 7:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.6
Oct 29, 6:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.6
Oct 29, 5:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.6
Oct 29, 4:45 PM PDT	2.54	49.6
Oct 29, 3:45 PM PDT	2.54	49.5

What this level means general guidance

Steady over 24 hours (gauge height −0.01 ft). 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.

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Under ODFW's 68°F line. Water 47.5°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 47.5°F. That is under the 68°F at which ODFW says trout, steelhead and salmon “start to feel stressed”. “Fish early in the morning when water temperatures are cooler and fish are more active.”
5 tips for fishing in hot water (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Species

Species the agency lists for Little River: Trout.

Source: ODFW '50 places to go fishing' guides (Portland, Medford, Roseburg, Bend, Lane County, South Coast) (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife).

Safety

Cold water. Water 47.5°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

Checked Nov 5, 3:19 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.

Reading the gauges…

Check any river's flow

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.

Oregon fishing and trout stocking maps

Little River on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Little River with 1 USGS gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Little River

Restrooms within 2 miles of Little River 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.

No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.

Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.

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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The North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River, Oregon. Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Cooper Creek Reservoir
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Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake In the Woods
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Rainbow trout
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Umpqua River
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The Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Umpqua River.
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Steelhead, chinook salmon & coho salmon
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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.

Official designation: Featured sport-fishing water

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.

Featured sport-fishing water
On the ODFW '50 places to go fishing' guides (Portland, Medford, Roseburg, Bend, Lane County, South Coast) list (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
- (Emile Rec Site), Glide: 50 places go fishing within 60 minutes roseburg

The water on the map

Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-05) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.

Whole Little River, not only this reach.

Length: 31.6 mi
Drains: 206 sq mi
Drop: 4,083 ft · 129.2 ft/mi
Flows into: North Umpqua River
Watershed: North Umpqua

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 of the whole Little River. 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.

16.2 of 30.8 mi on public land

Umpqua National ForestForest Service · 14.1 mi
Roseburg District Swiftwater Field OfficeBureau of Land Management · 2.1 mi

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Little River

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 Oregon guides

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

All Oregon shops

Species and hatches

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

Listed by the state agency

Trout

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: Pacific Northwest

1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.

January: no charted hatch
February: no charted hatch
March: no charted hatch
April: no charted hatch
May: 1 charted hatch
June: no charted hatch
July: no charted hatch
August: no charted hatch
September: no charted hatch
October: no charted hatch
November: no charted hatch
December: no charted hatch

Salmonfly (May)

Pacific Northwest hatch chart

Plan your stay

Getting there

EUG · Eugene · 61 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
MFR · Medford · 61 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
PDX · Portland · 163 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

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Gear checklist

A wade-fishing checklist for big western trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.

A woman in waders and a sun hat wades a broad river and casts, bluffs on the far bank

Big western rivers (wade fishing)

9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish

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Videos for this water (5)

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Watch: nymphing basics

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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Sources for this page

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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 LITTLE RIVER AT PEEL, OR. Water type is our own classification.

LITTLE RIVER AT PEEL, OR

USGS 14318000

Limited data: Trout-friendly temperature: no flow comparison here

47.5°F now, 47.5°F at most in 24 hours: under ODFW's 68°F line. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
This gauge publishes no current flow, so it is not compared with normal.
Cold water, 47.5°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

What the agencies suggest

Check the temperature often. Use a thermometer to check water temperatures frequently Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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

Gauge height: 2.36 ft
Water temp: 47.5°F (8.6°C)

No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Jan 22, 2024; it still reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.

Reading Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · provisional USGS data

Steady · 24 h

Gauge height · last 7 days

Gauge height, about hourly
Latest: 2.36 ft at Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST

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

View data as a table

Gauge height, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST	2.36	47.5
Nov 5, 1:45 PM PST	2.36	47.5
Nov 5, 12:45 PM PST	2.36	46.9
Nov 5, 11:45 AM PST	2.35	46.4
Nov 5, 10:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 5, 9:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 7:45 AM PST	2.36	45.5
Nov 5, 6:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 5:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 4:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 3:45 AM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 5, 2:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 5, 1:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 5, 12:45 AM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 4, 11:45 PM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 4, 10:45 PM PST	2.36	45.9
Nov 4, 9:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 8:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 7:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 6:45 PM PST	2.36	45.7
Nov 4, 5:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 4:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 3:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 2:45 PM PST	2.37	45.9
Nov 4, 1:45 PM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 12:45 PM PST	2.37	45.5
Nov 4, 11:45 AM PST	2.36	45
Nov 4, 10:45 AM PST	2.36	44.6
Nov 4, 9:45 AM PST	2.36	44.6
Nov 4, 8:45 AM PST	2.36	44.6
Nov 4, 7:45 AM PST	2.37	44.6
Nov 4, 6:45 AM PST	2.37	44.8
Nov 4, 5:45 AM PST	2.37	45
Nov 4, 4:45 AM PST	2.37	45.3
Nov 4, 3:45 AM PST	2.37	45.5
Nov 4, 2:45 AM PST	2.37	45.7
Nov 4, 1:45 AM PST	2.37	46
Nov 4, 12:45 AM PST	2.37	46.2
Nov 3, 11:45 PM PST	2.37	46.2
Nov 3, 10:45 PM PST	2.37	46.4
Nov 3, 9:45 PM PST	2.37	46.4
Nov 3, 8:45 PM PST	2.38	46.4
Nov 3, 7:45 PM PST	2.38	46.6
Nov 3, 6:45 PM PST	2.38	46.6
Nov 3, 5:45 PM PST	2.38	46.8
Nov 3, 4:45 PM PST	2.38	46.8
Nov 3, 3:45 PM PST	2.38	46.8
Nov 3, 2:45 PM PST	2.38	46.6
Nov 3, 1:45 PM PST	2.38	46.4
Nov 3, 12:45 PM PST	2.38	46
Nov 3, 11:45 AM PST	2.38	45.7
Nov 3, 10:45 AM PST	2.38	45.3
Nov 3, 9:45 AM PST	2.38	45.1
Nov 3, 8:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 7:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 6:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 5:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 4:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 3:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 2:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 1:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 3, 12:45 AM PST	2.38	45
Nov 2, 11:45 PM PST	2.39	45.1
Nov 2, 10:45 PM PST	2.38	45.1
Nov 2, 9:45 PM PST	2.38	45.1
Nov 2, 8:45 PM PST	2.38	45
Nov 2, 7:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 6:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 5:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 4:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 3:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 2:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 1:45 PM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 12:45 PM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 11:45 AM PST	2.39	44.4
Nov 2, 10:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 9:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 7:45 AM PST	2.39	44.2
Nov 2, 6:45 AM PST	2.39	44.6
Nov 2, 5:45 AM PST	2.39	44.8
Nov 2, 4:45 AM PST	2.39	45
Nov 2, 3:45 AM PST	2.39	45.1
Nov 2, 2:45 AM PST	2.39	45.5
Nov 2, 1:45 AM PST	2.4	45.7
Nov 2, 12:45 AM PST	2.4	45.9
Nov 1, 11:45 PM PST	2.4	46
Nov 1, 10:45 PM PST	2.4	46.2
Nov 1, 9:45 PM PST	2.4	46.2
Nov 1, 8:45 PM PST	2.4	46.4
Nov 1, 7:45 PM PST	2.4	46.4
Nov 1, 6:45 PM PST	2.4	46.6
Nov 1, 5:45 PM PST	2.4	46.6
Nov 1, 4:45 PM PST	2.4	46.8
Nov 1, 3:45 PM PST	2.4	46.8
Nov 1, 2:45 PM PST	2.4	46.9
Nov 1, 1:45 PM PST	2.4	46.9
Nov 1, 12:45 PM PST	2.4	46.6
Nov 1, 11:45 AM PST	2.4	45.9
Nov 1, 10:45 AM PST	2.4	45.5
Nov 1, 9:45 AM PST	2.4	45.5
Nov 1, 8:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 7:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 6:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 5:45 AM PST	2.41	45.3
Nov 1, 4:45 AM PST	2.41	45.5
Nov 1, 3:45 AM PST	2.41	45.5
Nov 1, 2:45 AM PST	2.41	45.5
Nov 1, 1:45 AM PST	2.41	45.7
Nov 1, 1:45 AM PDT	2.41	45.7
Nov 1, 12:45 AM PDT	2.41	45.9
Oct 31, 11:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 10:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 9:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 8:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 7:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 6:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 5:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 4:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 3:45 PM PDT	2.42	46
Oct 31, 2:45 PM PDT	2.43	46
Oct 31, 1:45 PM PDT	2.43	45.9
Oct 31, 12:45 PM PDT	2.43	45.5
Oct 31, 11:45 AM PDT	2.43	45.3
Oct 31, 10:45 AM PDT	2.43	45.3
Oct 31, 9:45 AM PDT	2.43	45.5
Oct 31, 8:45 AM PDT	2.44	45.7
Oct 31, 7:45 AM PDT	2.44	45.9
Oct 31, 6:45 AM PDT	2.44	46.2
Oct 31, 5:45 AM PDT	2.44	46.4
Oct 31, 4:45 AM PDT	2.45	46.8
Oct 31, 3:45 AM PDT	2.45	46.9
Oct 31, 2:45 AM PDT	2.45	47.3
Oct 31, 1:45 AM PDT	2.45	47.5
Oct 31, 12:45 AM PDT	2.46	47.8
Oct 30, 11:45 PM PDT	2.45	48.2
Oct 30, 10:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.4
Oct 30, 9:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.6
Oct 30, 8:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.7
Oct 30, 7:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.9
Oct 30, 6:45 PM PDT	2.46	48.9
Oct 30, 5:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 4:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 3:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 2:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.9
Oct 30, 1:45 PM PDT	2.48	48.7
Oct 30, 12:45 PM PDT	2.47	48.4
Oct 30, 11:45 AM PDT	2.48	47.8
Oct 30, 10:45 AM PDT	2.48	47.7
Oct 30, 9:45 AM PDT	2.48	47.7
Oct 30, 8:45 AM PDT	2.49	47.8
Oct 30, 7:45 AM PDT	2.49	48
Oct 30, 6:45 AM PDT	2.49	48.2
Oct 30, 5:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.4
Oct 30, 4:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.6
Oct 30, 3:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.6
Oct 30, 2:45 AM PDT	2.5	48.7
Oct 30, 1:45 AM PDT	2.51	48.9
Oct 30, 12:45 AM PDT	2.51	49.1
Oct 29, 11:45 PM PDT	2.51	49.3
Oct 29, 10:45 PM PDT	2.52	49.3
Oct 29, 9:45 PM PDT	2.52	49.5
Oct 29, 8:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.5
Oct 29, 7:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.6
Oct 29, 6:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.6
Oct 29, 5:45 PM PDT	2.53	49.6
Oct 29, 4:45 PM PDT	2.54	49.6
Oct 29, 3:45 PM PDT	2.54	49.5

What this level means general guidance

Steady over 24 hours (gauge height −0.01 ft). 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.

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Under ODFW's 68°F line. Water 47.5°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 47.5°F. That is under the 68°F at which ODFW says trout, steelhead and salmon “start to feel stressed”. “Fish early in the morning when water temperatures are cooler and fish are more active.”
5 tips for fishing in hot water (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Species

Species the agency lists for Little River: Trout.

Source: ODFW '50 places to go fishing' guides (Portland, Medford, Roseburg, Bend, Lane County, South Coast) (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife).

Safety

Cold water. Water 47.5°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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