Fishing Creek

Type: Spring creek, Pennsylvania (East)
Designation: Catch and release · Class A Wild Trout
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: 2 name it
Shops: None listed

Today on the Fishing Creek

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

No flow statistics here.

Flow now: 71.6 ft³/s
Water temp: 53.4°F (11.9°C)
Trend: Rising over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST

At Fishing Creek near Lamar, PA (USGS 01548030) Provisional USGS data

Regulations & access Guides & shops

Fishing Creek is a spring creek in Pennsylvania, listed as Catch and release by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

More about the Fishing Creek

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 2 guides nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is State College, Penns Creek & Spring Creek.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: Catch and Release, Artificial Lures Only, USGS Water Data

Fishing Creek in Clinton County, a broad, calm creek between trees with a hill behind — Photo credit
Fishing Creek from PA Route 150, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where it is

Fishing Creek is a spring creek in Pennsylvania. Our destination hub State College, Penns Creek & Spring Creek is 24 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters. Fishing Creek in Clinton County, through Lamar and Mill Hall.

Flow now at the gauge

Fishing Creek near Lamar, PA

USGS 01548030 · NWS FCLP1

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

Rising: discharge up 19.9% in 24 hours (59.7 to 71.6 ft³/s). Our rule of thumb: more than 10% (or 0.2 ft) in 24 hours, not a USGS class.
If you're fishing for trout here: 53.4°F now, 54.3°F at most in 24 hours: under Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's 70°F line. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Cold water, 53.4°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

Keep an eye on your surroundings. Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundings Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

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

Discharge: 71.6 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.59 ft
Water temp: 53.4°F (11.9°C)

Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Rising · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 71.6 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:30 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, 5:30 PM EST	71.6	2.59	53.4
Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST	72.7	2.6	54
Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST	73.8	2.61	54.1
Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST	71.6	2.59	54.3
Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST	71.6	2.59	54.1
Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST	70.4	2.58	54
Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST	70.4	2.58	53.6
Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST	70.4	2.58	53.1
Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST	70.4	2.58	52.9
Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST	67.8	2.56	52.9
Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST	63.6	2.53	52.7
Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	52.5
Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	52.5
Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	52.3
Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	52.2
Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	52.2
Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	52
Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.8
Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	51.6
Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.6
Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.6
Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.8
Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52
Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.3
Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.7
Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.4
Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.8
Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST	61	2.51	54
Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.6
Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.1
Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	52.5
Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.6
Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	50.9
Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.5
Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.5
Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.5
Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST	54.6	2.46	50.7
Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.7
Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST	54.6	2.46	50.7
Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	50.9
Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	51.1
Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	51.3
Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	51.6
Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	52
Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST	61	2.51	52.5
Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	53.2
Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.6
Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.8
Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.6
Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.1
Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST	62.3	2.52	52.5
Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST	61	2.51	51.8
Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.4
Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.3
Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	51.1
Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	51.1
Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	51.1
Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	51.1
Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.9
Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.9
Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.7
Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.7
Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.5
Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.5
Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.5
Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	50.7
Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.9
Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	51.3
Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	51.8
Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.3
Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST	61	2.51	52.9
Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST	63.6	2.53	53.1
Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.1
Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.5
Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST	61	2.51	51.8
Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	50.9
Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	50.4
Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50
Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50
Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.8
Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.8
Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.8
Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.6
Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST	54.6	2.46	49.5
Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.3
Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	49.3
Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	49.3
Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	49.3
Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	49.5
Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	49.6
Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	50
Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	50.4
Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.9
Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.4
Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST	61	2.51	51.8
Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST	61	2.51	52
Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52
Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST	61	2.51	51.4
Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	50.7
Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	50
Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	49.5
Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	48.9
Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	48.9
Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	48.9
Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.1
Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	49.1
Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT	57.1	2.48	49.3
Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT	58.4	2.49	49.5
Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	49.6
Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	49.8
Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	50.2
Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	50.5
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	51.1
Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	51.6
Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52.2
Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52.3
Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52.3
Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52
Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	51.3
Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.5
Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	49.6
Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT	59.7	2.5	49.6
Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT	59.7	2.5	49.8
Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.2
Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.2
Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.4
Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.4
Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.5
Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.7
Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.9
Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.3
Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	51.8
Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	52.3
Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	53.1
Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	53.2
Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT	65	2.54	53.2
Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	53.1
Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	52.5
Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT	63.6	2.53	52
Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT	63.6	2.53	51.6
Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT	63.6	2.53	51.4
Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.3
Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.3
Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.4
Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.3
Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.1
Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.1
Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.9
Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.7
Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.7
Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	50.7
Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.9
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	50.9
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.3
Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.6
Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT	65	2.54	52.2

What this level means general guidance

USGS publishes no daily statistics for this gauge, so the reading is not compared with the record.

Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 19.9%, from 59.7 to 71.6 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.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

NWS observed 2.59 ft stage at Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST (NWS gauge FCLP1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.

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

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

In or under PFBC's preferred range. Water 53.4°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 54.3°F. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: “The preferred temperature range for trout is between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.”
PFBC position statement on closing coldwater tributary mouths to angling in summer (2006) (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission)

Species

This gauge is on our page for Fishing Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.

Safety

Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 19.9%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Cold water. Water 53.4°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, 6:21 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.

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Follow Fishing 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.

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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.

Pennsylvania where to fish maps

Fishing Creek on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Fishing Creek with 1 USGS gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Fishing Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Fishing 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.

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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Regulations

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

2 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.

Catch and release
On the Catch and Release, Artificial Lures Only list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- Section 7: PVT BRDG TYLERSVILLE HATCHERY to 300M DWNSTRM SR2002 BRDG
- Section 8: 300M DWNSTRM SR2002 BRDG to 1.3MI UPSTRM LOWER SR2002 BRDG
- Section 9: 1.3MI UPSTRM LOWER SR2002 BRDG to FLEMINGS BRDG ON SR2004 LAMAR
Class A Wild Trout
On the Class A Wild Trout Waters list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- Section 4: Spring 427 m upstream T 350 to sink hole 100 m downstream SR 2007
- Section 6: Spring 183 m upstream of SR 0880 to bridge at Tylersville fish hatchery
- Section 7: Private bridge Tylersville hatchery to 300 m dwnstrm SR 2002 bridge

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.

State Game Land 295State Fish and Wildlife
Lamar National Fish Hatchery And Northeast Fishery CenterU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · restricted

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Fishing Creek

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

2 guides name it on their website

Guides

The Feathered Hook
Coburn, PA · 8 mi
Euro nymphing · Beginners & lessons · Penns & Fishing
- Unclaimed
Names this water
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AF
Appalachian Fishing Guides LLC
Lock Haven, PA · 11 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Penns
- Unclaimed
Names this water
View guide

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Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

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Species and hatches

What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.

Named on 2 nearby guide websites

Smallmouth bass2
Arctic grayling1
Brook trout1
Brown trout1
Musky1
Salmon1
Steelhead1
Trout1

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: Catskills and the Northeast

8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

January: no charted hatch
February: no charted hatch
March: no charted hatch
April: 3 charted hatches
May: 2 charted hatches
June: 1 charted hatch
July: 1 charted hatch
August: 1 charted hatch
September: 2 charted hatches
October: 1 charted hatch
November: no charted hatch
December: no charted hatch

Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart

Plan your stay

Fishing lodges nearby

All lodges

Idle Hour Weikert Cabin
Hartley Twp, Pennsylvania
River cabins · 12 mi
- Unclaimed
Oakwood on Penns Creek
Millmont, Pennsylvania
River cabins · 15 mi
- Unclaimed

Getting there

SCE · State College · 21 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
IPT · Williamsport · 34 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
BWI · Baltimore · 132 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.

State College, Penns Creek & Spring Creek

State College sits in the ridge-and-valley country of central Pennsylvania, with Spring Creek through town, Penns Creek over the ridge to the south-east and the Little Juniata to the south-west.

Destination hub · 24 mi away in a straight line

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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.

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Small mountain streams

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

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Videos for this water (5)

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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 Fishing Creek near Lamar, PA. Water type is our own classification.

Fishing Creek near Lamar, PA

USGS 01548030 · NWS FCLP1

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

Rising: discharge up 19.9% in 24 hours (59.7 to 71.6 ft³/s). Our rule of thumb: more than 10% (or 0.2 ft) in 24 hours, not a USGS class.
If you're fishing for trout here: 53.4°F now, 54.3°F at most in 24 hours: under Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's 70°F line. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Cold water, 53.4°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

Keep an eye on your surroundings. Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundings Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

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

Discharge: 71.6 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.59 ft
Water temp: 53.4°F (11.9°C)

Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Rising · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 71.6 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:30 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, 5:30 PM EST	71.6	2.59	53.4
Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST	72.7	2.6	54
Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST	73.8	2.61	54.1
Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST	71.6	2.59	54.3
Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST	71.6	2.59	54.1
Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST	70.4	2.58	54
Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST	70.4	2.58	53.6
Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST	70.4	2.58	53.1
Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST	70.4	2.58	52.9
Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST	67.8	2.56	52.9
Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST	63.6	2.53	52.7
Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	52.5
Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	52.5
Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	52.3
Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	52.2
Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	52.2
Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	52
Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.8
Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	51.6
Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.6
Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.6
Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.8
Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52
Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.3
Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.7
Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.4
Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.8
Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST	61	2.51	54
Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.6
Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.1
Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	52.5
Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.6
Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	50.9
Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.5
Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.5
Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.5
Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST	54.6	2.46	50.7
Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.7
Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST	54.6	2.46	50.7
Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST	53.4	2.45	50.7
Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	50.9
Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	51.1
Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	51.3
Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	51.6
Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	52
Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST	61	2.51	52.5
Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	53.2
Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.6
Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST	61	2.51	53.8
Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.6
Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.1
Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST	62.3	2.52	52.5
Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST	61	2.51	51.8
Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.4
Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	51.3
Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	51.1
Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	51.1
Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	51.1
Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	51.1
Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.9
Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.9
Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.7
Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50.7
Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.5
Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.5
Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.5
Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	50.7
Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.9
Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	51.3
Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST	58.4	2.49	51.8
Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.3
Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST	61	2.51	52.9
Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST	63.6	2.53	53.1
Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST	62.3	2.52	53.1
Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52.5
Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST	61	2.51	51.8
Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	50.9
Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	50.4
Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50
Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	50
Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.8
Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.8
Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.8
Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.6
Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST	54.6	2.46	49.5
Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST	55.8	2.47	49.3
Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	49.3
Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	49.3
Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	49.3
Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	49.5
Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	49.6
Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	50
Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST	55.8	2.47	50.4
Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST	57.1	2.48	50.9
Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	51.4
Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST	61	2.51	51.8
Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST	61	2.51	52
Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST	59.7	2.5	52
Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST	61	2.51	51.4
Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	50.7
Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	50
Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	49.5
Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST	57.1	2.48	48.9
Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	48.9
Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	48.9
Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.1
Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST	59.7	2.5	49.1
Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	49.3
Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT	57.1	2.48	49.3
Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT	58.4	2.49	49.5
Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	49.6
Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	49.8
Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	50.2
Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	50.5
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT	57.1	2.48	51.1
Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	51.6
Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52.2
Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52.3
Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52.3
Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	52
Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	51.3
Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.5
Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	49.6
Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT	59.7	2.5	49.6
Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT	59.7	2.5	49.8
Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50
Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.2
Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.2
Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.4
Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT	58.4	2.49	50.4
Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.5
Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.7
Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT	59.7	2.5	50.9
Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.3
Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	51.8
Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	52.3
Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	53.1
Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	53.2
Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT	65	2.54	53.2
Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT	63.6	2.53	53.1
Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	52.5
Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT	63.6	2.53	52
Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT	63.6	2.53	51.6
Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT	63.6	2.53	51.4
Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.3
Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.3
Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.4
Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.3
Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.1
Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT	61	2.51	51.1
Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.9
Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.7
Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.7
Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	50.7
Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	50.9
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT	61	2.51	50.9
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.3
Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT	62.3	2.52	51.6
Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT	65	2.54	52.2

What this level means general guidance

USGS publishes no daily statistics for this gauge, so the reading is not compared with the record.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

NWS observed 2.59 ft stage at Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST (NWS gauge FCLP1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.

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

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

In or under PFBC's preferred range. Water 53.4°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 54.3°F. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: “The preferred temperature range for trout is between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.”
PFBC position statement on closing coldwater tributary mouths to angling in summer (2006) (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission)

Species

This gauge is on our page for Fishing Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.

Safety

Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 19.9%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Cold water. Water 53.4°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