The North Fork Coquille River is a freestone river in Oregon, listed as Steelhead / salmon water by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lists 2 species, including chinook salmon and steelhead. 1 guide nearby are listed here.
North Fork Coquille River is a freestone river in Oregon.
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 North Fork Coquille River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of North Fork Coquille River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of North Fork Coquille 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.
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Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Coquille RiverEel Creek in William M. Tugman State Park, Oregon. Photo: RickObst, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Coquille River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not East Fork Coquille RiverThe North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River, Oregon. Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Fork Coquille River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Powers PondLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Powers Pond.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Coquille RiverThe Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Coquille River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Bradley LakeEagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bradley Lake.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Floras LakeCrowley Lake and the Long Valley Caldera from US 395. Photo: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Floras Lake.
Oregon · about 23 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 salmon & steelhead.
On the Salmon and steelhead sport catch waterbodies (2025 expanded catch by month and waterbody code) list (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). 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.
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.
5.2 of 52.5 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Port Orford, OR · 27 mi
Multi-day trips · Lodge packages · Rogue River
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The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit River, Washington (Doug Wilson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Photo: Doug Wilson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Chinook salmon moving upstream in the lower Tuolumne River, California (Dan Cook, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Salmonfly (May)
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
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 North Fork Coquille River? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe Hurunui River on the Jollie Brook Circuit, Canterbury. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Santa Cruz River from National Route 40, downstream of Lago Argentino. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterThe Rakaia River where the Wilberforce joins it, Canterbury. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone river
Freestone riverThe Río Futaleufú, Los Lagos. Photo: Kaaty.7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe banks of the Río Palena near La Junta, Aysén. Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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 USGS gauge N FK COQUILLE R NR MYRTLE POINT, OR. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
At N FK COQUILLE R NR MYRTLE POINT, OR (USGS 14327000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 14327000 · NWS MYNO3
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Lowest for this date on record for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:45 PM PDT to Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST; ranging 6.08 to 40.6 ft³/s; latest 6.58 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST | 6.58 | 4 | 50.9 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM PST | 6.08 | 3.99 | 50.5 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM PST | 6.58 | 4 | 50.2 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM PST | 6.58 | 4 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM PST | 6.08 | 3.99 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM PST | 6.58 | 4 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST | 7.1 | 4.01 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM PST | 7.1 | 4.01 | 49.8 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM PST | 7.1 | 4.01 | 49.8 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 49.8 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 49.8 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.2 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM PST | 7.1 | 4.01 | 50.5 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM PST | 7.1 | 4.01 | 50.5 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.7 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM PST | 8.18 | 4.03 | 50.5 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.4 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM PST | 7.63 | 4.02 | 50.2 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM PST | 8.18 | 4.03 | 50 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM PST | 8.18 | 4.03 | 49.8 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM PST | 8.18 | 4.03 | 49.6 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM PST | 8.18 | 4.03 | 49.6 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM PST | 8.73 | 4.04 | 49.6 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 49.6 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 49.6 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 49.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 49.8 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM PST | 8.73 | 4.04 | 50 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.2 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.4 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.4 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.5 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.9 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM PST | 9.88 | 4.06 | 50.9 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 50.2 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM PST | 9.3 | 4.05 | 49.8 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM PST | 9.88 | 4.06 | 49.5 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM PST | 9.88 | 4.06 | 49.5 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM PST | 9.88 | 4.06 | 49.5 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM PST | 9.88 | 4.06 | 49.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM PST | 9.88 | 4.06 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM PST | 10.5 | 4.07 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 49.3 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.5 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.5 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 49.6 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 49.6 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 49.6 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM PST | 11.1 | 4.08 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 50 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM PST | 11.7 | 4.09 | 50 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM PST | 12.3 | 4.1 | 50 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM PST | 12.3 | 4.1 | 50.2 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM PST | 12.3 | 4.1 | 50.2 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM PST | 12.3 | 4.1 | 50.2 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM PST | 12.9 | 4.11 | 50 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM PST | 12.9 | 4.11 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM PST | 12.9 | 4.11 | 49.6 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM PST | 12.9 | 4.11 | 49.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM PST | 12.9 | 4.11 | 49.6 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM PST | 13.6 | 4.12 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM PST | 14.2 | 4.13 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM PST | 14.2 | 4.13 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM PST | 14.2 | 4.13 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM PST | 14.2 | 4.13 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM PST | 14.2 | 4.13 | 49.8 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM PST | 14.9 | 4.14 | 50 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM PST | 14.9 | 4.14 | 50 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM PST | 15.6 | 4.15 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM PST | 15.6 | 4.15 | 50.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM PST | 14.9 | 4.14 | 50.5 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM PST | 14.9 | 4.14 | 50.7 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM PST | 15.6 | 4.15 | 50.9 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM PST | 15.6 | 4.15 | 51.1 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM PST | 16.3 | 4.16 | 51.3 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM PST | 16.3 | 4.16 | 51.1 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM PST | 16.3 | 4.16 | 50.7 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM PST | 16.9 | 4.17 | 50.4 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM PST | 16.9 | 4.17 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM PST | 17.6 | 4.18 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM PST | 16.9 | 4.17 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM PST | 17.6 | 4.18 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM PST | 17.6 | 4.18 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM PST | 17.6 | 4.18 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM PST | 18.4 | 4.19 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM PST | 17.6 | 4.18 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM PST | 18.4 | 4.19 | 50.2 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM PST | 18.4 | 4.19 | 50.4 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM PST | 18.4 | 4.19 | 50.4 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM PST | 18.4 | 4.19 | 50.4 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM PDT | 19.1 | 4.2 | 50.4 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM PDT | 19.1 | 4.2 | 50.5 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM PDT | 19.1 | 4.2 | 50.7 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM PDT | 19.1 | 4.2 | 50.7 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM PDT | 19.8 | 4.21 | 50.9 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM PDT | 19.1 | 4.2 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM PDT | 19.8 | 4.21 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM PDT | 20.5 | 4.22 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM PDT | 20.5 | 4.22 | 51.3 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM PDT | 21.3 | 4.23 | 51.3 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM PDT | 20.5 | 4.22 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM PDT | 21.3 | 4.23 | 50.7 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM PDT | 22 | 4.24 | 50.5 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM PDT | 22.8 | 4.25 | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM PDT | 22 | 4.24 | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM PDT | 22 | 4.24 | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM PDT | 21.3 | 4.23 | 50.4 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM PDT | 21.3 | 4.23 | 50.5 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM PDT | 22.8 | 4.25 | 50.7 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM PDT | 23.6 | 4.26 | 50.7 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM PDT | 23.6 | 4.26 | 50.9 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM PDT | 24.3 | 4.27 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM PDT | 23.6 | 4.26 | 51.1 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM PDT | 24.3 | 4.27 | 51.3 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM PDT | 25.1 | 4.28 | 51.3 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM PDT | 25.1 | 4.28 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM PDT | 24.3 | 4.27 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM PDT | 25.9 | 4.29 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM PDT | 25.9 | 4.29 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM PDT | 26.7 | 4.3 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM PDT | 25.9 | 4.29 | 51.6 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM PDT | 26.7 | 4.3 | 51.8 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM PDT | 27.5 | 4.31 | 52.2 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM PDT | 28.3 | 4.32 | 52.2 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM PDT | 27.5 | 4.31 | 52.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM PDT | 27.5 | 4.31 | 51.8 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM PDT | 27.5 | 4.31 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM PDT | 29.2 | 4.33 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM PDT | 28.3 | 4.32 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM PDT | 33.4 | 4.38 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM PDT | 34.3 | 4.39 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM PDT | 33.4 | 4.38 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM PDT | 34.3 | 4.39 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM PDT | 35.2 | 4.4 | 51.1 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM PDT | 35.2 | 4.4 | 51.3 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM PDT | 36 | 4.41 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM PDT | 36 | 4.41 | 51.4 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM PDT | 36.9 | 4.42 | 51.6 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM PDT | 37.8 | 4.43 | 51.6 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM PDT | 37.8 | 4.43 | 51.6 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM PDT | 36.9 | 4.42 | 51.8 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM PDT | 37.8 | 4.43 | 51.8 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM PDT | 37.8 | 4.43 | 51.8 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM PDT | 39.6 | 4.45 | 51.8 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM PDT | 38.7 | 4.44 | 51.8 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM PDT | 38.7 | 4.44 | 51.8 |
| Oct 29, 5:45 PM PDT | 39.6 | 4.45 | 52 |
| Oct 29, 4:45 PM PDT | 38.7 | 4.44 | 52 |
| Oct 29, 3:45 PM PDT | 40.6 | 4.46 | 51.8 |
Normal for Nov 5: 81–727 ft³/s (middle half of 25 years of record). Now: 6.58 ft³/s, lowest for this date on record.
Lowest for this date on record for this date. 6.58 ft³/s is below the lowest daily mean recorded on this date of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 25 years of record (1930–2026): 10th 34, 25th 81, median 252, 75th 727, 90th 3,250 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 20 ft³/s, highest 6,850 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).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 13.8%, from 7.63 to 6.58 ft³/s. 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.
NWS observed 3.99 ft stage, 6 ft³/s at Nov 5, 1:45 PM PST (NWS gauge MYNO3; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 3:07 PM PST. Highest point: 5.31 ft, 147 ft³/s on Nov 15, 4:00 AM PST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 4.02 ft | 8 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 3.99 ft | 6 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 4.04 ft | 9 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 4.31 ft | 28 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4.23 ft | 21 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4.3 ft | 27 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4.35 ft | 31 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4.4 ft | 35 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4.71 ft | 67 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5.25 ft | 138 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Under ODFW's 68°F line. Water 50.9°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 50.9°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 the agency lists for North Fork Coquille River: Chinook Salmon, Steelhead.
Source: Salmon and steelhead sport catch waterbodies (2025 expanded catch by month and waterbody code) (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife).
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 50.9°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.
Checked Nov 5, 3:21 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.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Coquille RiverEel Creek in William M. Tugman State Park, Oregon. Photo: RickObst, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Coquille River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not East Fork Coquille RiverThe North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River, Oregon. Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Fork Coquille River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Powers PondLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Powers Pond.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Coquille RiverThe Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Coquille River.
Oregon · about 12 mi
Steelhead & chinook salmon
18.5cfsFlow now · much below normal for the date
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Bradley LakeEagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bradley Lake.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Floras LakeCrowley Lake and the Long Valley Caldera from US 395. Photo: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Floras Lake.
Oregon · about 23 mi
