The Sixes 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 3 species, including chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead. 7 guides and 2 shops nearby are listed here.
Sixes 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.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
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.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Sixes River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Sixes River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Sixes 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.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Floras LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Floras Lake.
Oregon · about 5 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Garrison 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 Garrison Lake.
Oregon · about 5 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Elk River
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Laird LakeCrowley Lake and the Long Valley Caldera from US 395. Photo: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Laird Lake.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Bradley LakeEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Bradley Lake.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Euchre CreekThe Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Euchre Creek.
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.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
6 guides name it on their website
Coquille, OR · 30 mi
Drift boat · Saltwater & ocean charters · Umpqua & Elk
Names this water
Brookings, OR · 54 mi
Drift boat · Jet boat · Smith & Klamath
Names this water
Roseburg, OR · 57 mi
Drift boat · Saltwater & ocean charters · Rio Grande & Rogue
Names this water
Grants Pass, OR · 63 mi
Float trips · Rogue & Umpqua
Names this water
Lincoln City, OR · 148 mi
Drift boat · Saltwater & ocean charters · Columbia & Nestucca
Names this water
Port Orford, OR · 6 mi
Multi-day trips · Lodge packages · Rogue River
Nearby
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
Species guide
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 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 Sixes 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
Freestone riverThe Río Futaleufú, Los Lagos. Photo: Kaaty.7, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 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
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.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
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 SIXES RIVER AT SIXES, OR. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Trout-friendly temperature: no flow comparison here
No flow statistics here.
At SIXES RIVER AT SIXES, OR (USGS 14327150) Provisional USGS data
USGS 14327150
What the agencies suggest
Use a thermometer to check water temperatures frequentlyOregon 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.
Reading Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT to Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST; ranging 10.9 to 19.8 ft³/s; latest 13.9 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 58.6 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 58.8 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 58.3 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 57.2 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.9 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.5 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 53.8 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM PST | 11.7 | 1.62 | 53.8 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.1 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 54.3 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM PST | 11.7 | 1.62 | 54.7 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 55.2 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.4 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.8 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 55.8 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.8 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.6 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.3 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 52.9 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 52 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM PST | 11.7 | 1.62 | 52 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 52.2 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM PST | 10.9 | 1.61 | 52.5 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 52.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM PST | 11.7 | 1.62 | 52.9 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM PST | 11.7 | 1.62 | 53.2 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 53.6 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 53.8 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 54.1 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.3 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.9 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.2 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 55.6 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 56.1 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 57.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 58.5 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 57.9 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.9 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 54.1 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 53.8 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 53.2 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM PST | 10.9 | 1.61 | 53.1 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM PST | 11.7 | 1.62 | 53.2 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 53.4 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 53.8 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 54.1 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.3 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.7 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.7 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.7 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 54.9 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.2 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.4 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55.2 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 55 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 54.5 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 53.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 53.1 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 52.5 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 52.2 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM PST | 12.4 | 1.63 | 52.2 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 52.3 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 52.5 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 52.5 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM PST | 13.1 | 1.64 | 52.7 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM PST | 13.9 | 1.65 | 52.9 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 53.1 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 53.2 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 53.4 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 53.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 53.8 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 54.1 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 54.5 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 55 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 55.8 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 56.7 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 57.6 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 57.6 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 57 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 55.9 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 54.5 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 52.7 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 51.6 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 51.8 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 52.2 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 52.3 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 52.5 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM PST | 15.5 | 1.67 | 52.9 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM PST | 14.7 | 1.66 | 53.1 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 53.4 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 53.6 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 54 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 54.3 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 54.5 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 54.9 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 55 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 55.4 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 55.6 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 55.8 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 55.9 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM PDT | 17.1 | 1.69 | 55.8 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 55 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 54.3 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 53.2 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM PDT | 13.9 | 1.65 | 52.5 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM PDT | 13.9 | 1.65 | 51.6 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM PDT | 13.9 | 1.65 | 51.4 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 51.4 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 51.6 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 51.6 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM PDT | 13.9 | 1.65 | 51.8 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 52.2 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 52.5 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 52.9 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 53.4 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM PDT | 14.7 | 1.66 | 54 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 54.5 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 55 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM PDT | 15.5 | 1.67 | 55.6 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 56.1 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 56.8 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM PDT | 16.3 | 1.68 | 57.4 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM PDT | 17.1 | 1.69 | 57.7 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM PDT | 17.1 | 1.69 | 58.1 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 58.1 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 57.6 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 57 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM PDT | 17.1 | 1.69 | 55.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM PDT | 17.1 | 1.69 | 54.7 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 54.3 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 54.1 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 54 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 54.1 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 54.3 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 54.5 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 54.7 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 54.9 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM PDT | 18 | 1.7 | 55 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 55.2 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 55.4 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 55.8 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 56.1 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 56.5 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 56.8 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 57 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM PDT | 19.8 | 1.72 | 57.4 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM PDT | 18.9 | 1.71 | 57.6 |
| Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT | 19.8 | 1.72 | 57.7 |
USGS publishes no daily statistics for this gauge, so the reading is not compared with the record.
Steady over 24 hours (−5.4% 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.
Under ODFW's 68°F line. Water 58.6°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 58.8°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 Sixes River: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead.
Source: Salmon and steelhead sport catch waterbodies (2025 expanded catch by month and waterbody code) (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife).
Cold water. Water 58.6°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.
Checked Nov 5, 3:18 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 Floras LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Floras Lake.
Oregon · about 5 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Garrison 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 Garrison Lake.
Oregon · about 5 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Elk RiverFeatured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Laird LakeCrowley Lake and the Long Valley Caldera from US 395. Photo: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Laird Lake.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Bradley LakeEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Bradley Lake.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Euchre CreekThe Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Euchre Creek.
