Big Beaver Creek

Type: Freestone river, Washington (West)
Designation: Special-regulation trout water
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: None listed
Shops: None listed

Today on the Big Beaver Creek

Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy

Flow now: 67.3 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Lowest for this date on record
Water temp: 41.4°F (5.2°C)
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST

At BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA (USGS 12172000) Provisional USGS data

Big Beaver Creek is a freestone river in Washington, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife / Fish and Wildlife Commission (WAC 220-312).

More about the Big Beaver Creek

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: Selective gear rules waters, USGS Water Data

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

Where it is

Big Beaver Creek is a freestone river in Washington.

Flow now at the gauge

BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA

USGS 12172000

Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy

Flow 67.3 ft³/s: the lowest daily mean on record for Nov 5, over 23 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
If you're fishing for trout here: 41.4°F now, 41.4°F at most in 24 hours: under the National Park Service's 68°F line (federal guidance; no Washington line found). National Park Service
Cold water, 41.4°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

Stay low and approach slowly. Approach the stream carefully and with a low profile Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Work upstream. Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstream Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Look to deep pools and undercut banks. Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low water Minnesota 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.

Discharge: 67.3 ft³/s
Gauge height: 0.5 ft
Water temp: 41.4°F (5.2°C)

Reading Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST · provisional USGS data

Lowest for this date on record for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 67.3 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST

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, 2:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	41.4
Nov 5, 1:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	41.2
Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	41.2
Nov 5, 11:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.8
Nov 5, 10:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.6
Nov 5, 9:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.5
Nov 5, 8:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 7:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 6:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 5:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 4:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 3:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	40.3
Nov 5, 2:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 5, 1:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 5, 12:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 10:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 9:30 PM PST	63.1	0.46	40.6
Nov 4, 8:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 7:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 6:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 5:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 4, 4:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 4, 3:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.3
Nov 4, 2:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 4, 12:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 11:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 10:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 9:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 8:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 7:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.6
Nov 4, 6:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 5:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 4:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 3:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 2:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 1:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 4, 12:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 3, 11:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.3
Nov 3, 10:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.3
Nov 3, 9:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 3, 8:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 3, 7:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.5
Nov 3, 6:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.3
Nov 3, 5:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.3
Nov 3, 4:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.1
Nov 3, 3:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.1
Nov 3, 2:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.1
Nov 3, 1:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	39.9
Nov 3, 12:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	39.9
Nov 3, 11:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.7
Nov 3, 10:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.6
Nov 3, 9:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.2
Nov 3, 8:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.2
Nov 3, 7:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39
Nov 3, 6:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 5:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 4:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 3:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 2:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39.2
Nov 3, 1:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39.2
Nov 3, 12:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39.4
Nov 2, 11:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.4
Nov 2, 10:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 9:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 8:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 7:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 6:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 5:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.7
Nov 2, 4:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 3:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 2:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 1:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 12:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 11:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 10:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 9:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 8:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 7:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 6:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39
Nov 2, 5:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 4:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 3:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 2:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 1:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 12:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.7
Nov 1, 11:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.9
Nov 1, 10:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.9
Nov 1, 9:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	40.1
Nov 1, 8:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.3
Nov 1, 7:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.5
Nov 1, 6:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.5
Nov 1, 5:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.6
Nov 1, 4:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.8
Nov 1, 3:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.6
Nov 1, 2:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.8
Nov 1, 1:30 PM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 12:30 PM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 11:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	41
Nov 1, 10:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 9:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 8:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 7:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 6:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 5:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 4:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 3:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 2:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 1:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	41
Nov 1, 1:30 AM PDT	69.4	0.52	41.2
Nov 1, 12:30 AM PDT	69.4	0.52	41.4
Oct 31, 11:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.4
Oct 31, 10:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.5
Oct 31, 9:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.7
Oct 31, 8:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.7
Oct 31, 7:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.9
Oct 31, 6:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.9
Oct 31, 5:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.9
Oct 31, 4:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.7
Oct 31, 3:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.7
Oct 31, 2:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.7
Oct 31, 1:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.5
Oct 31, 12:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.5
Oct 31, 11:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.5
Oct 31, 10:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.4
Oct 31, 9:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.2
Oct 31, 8:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.2
Oct 31, 7:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.2
Oct 31, 6:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 5:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 4:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 3:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 2:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 1:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.4
Oct 31, 12:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.4
Oct 30, 11:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.4
Oct 30, 10:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.5
Oct 30, 9:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.5
Oct 30, 8:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.5
Oct 30, 7:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 6:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 5:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 4:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 3:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 2:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 1:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.4
Oct 30, 12:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.4
Oct 30, 11:30 AM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.4
Oct 30, 10:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 9:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 8:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 7:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 6:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 5:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 4:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.4
Oct 30, 3:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.4
Oct 30, 2:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.5
Oct 30, 1:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.5
Oct 30, 12:30 AM PDT	77.2	0.59	41.7
Oct 29, 11:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	41.9
Oct 29, 10:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	41.9
Oct 29, 9:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	42.1
Oct 29, 8:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	42.1
Oct 29, 7:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 6:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 5:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 4:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT	79.5	0.61	42.1

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 243–553 ft³/s (middle half of 23 years of record). Now: 67.3 ft³/s, lowest for this date on record.

Lowest for this date on record for this date. 67.3 ft³/s is below the lowest daily mean recorded on this date of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 23 years of record (1941–2026): 10th 151, 25th 243, median 357, 75th 553, 90th 1,130 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 99 ft³/s, highest 3,770 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).

Steady over 24 hours (+4.8% 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.

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Federal guidance. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Washington rule:

Under the federal 68°F line. Water 41.4°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 41.4°F. That is under the 68°F at which the National Park Service, at Grand Teton National Park, recommends anglers stop fishing in the afternoon (“cease fishing at 2 p.m. when water temperatures are likely to exceed 68°F”). Water warms through the afternoon, so check again later in the day: “Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature.”
High water temperatures prompt fishing advisory in Grand Teton National Park (29 July 2022) (National Park Service)

Species

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

Safety

Cold water. Water 41.4°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, 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.

Reading the gauges…

Check any river's flow

Follow Big Beaver 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.

Follow this water

Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.

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.

Washington water access sites

Big Beaver Creek on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Big Beaver Creek with 1 USGS gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Big Beaver Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Big Beaver 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.

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 4 restrooms near Big Beaver Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Big Beaver Stock Camp
0.5 mi away in a straight line
At a campground · North Cascades National Park
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Pumpkin Mountain Camp
0.5 mi away in a straight line
At a campground · North Cascades National Park
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Big Beaver Boat Camp
0.7 mi away in a straight line
At a campground · North Cascades National Park
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.0 mi away in a straight line
- Public (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

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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Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Early Winters Creek
Photo credit
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Photo credit
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Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Vogler Lake
Photo credit
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Washington · about 35 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Stehekin River
Photo credit
The mouth of the John Day River at the Columbia River, Oregon. Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stehekin River.
Stehekin River
Washington · about 36 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Little Bridge Creek
Photo credit
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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: Special-regulation trout 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.

Special-regulation trout water
On the Selective gear rules waters list (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife / Fish and Wildlife Commission (WAC 220-312), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation

The water on the map

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.

Length: 17.8 mi
Drains: 68.2 sq mi
Drop: 3,864 ft · 217.3 ft/mi
Flows into: Skagit River
Watershed: Upper Skagit

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.

9.5 of 17 mi on public land

Ross Lake National Recreation AreaNational Park Service · 9.5 mi

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Big Beaver Creek

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 Washington guides

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

All Washington shops

Species and hatches

The hatch and season chart for this water's region.

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

YXX · Abbotsford · 61 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
BLI · Bellingham · 67 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
YVR · Vancouver · 100 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.

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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

Open the checklist

Videos for this water (5)

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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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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 BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA. Water type is our own classification.

BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA

USGS 12172000

Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy

Flow 67.3 ft³/s: the lowest daily mean on record for Nov 5, over 23 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
If you're fishing for trout here: 41.4°F now, 41.4°F at most in 24 hours: under the National Park Service's 68°F line (federal guidance; no Washington line found). National Park Service
Cold water, 41.4°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

Stay low and approach slowly. Approach the stream carefully and with a low profile Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Work upstream. Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstream Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Look to deep pools and undercut banks. Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low water Minnesota 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.

Discharge: 67.3 ft³/s
Gauge height: 0.5 ft
Water temp: 41.4°F (5.2°C)

Reading Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST · provisional USGS data

Lowest for this date on record for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 67.3 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST

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, 2:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	41.4
Nov 5, 1:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	41.2
Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	41.2
Nov 5, 11:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.8
Nov 5, 10:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.6
Nov 5, 9:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.5
Nov 5, 8:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 7:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 6:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 5:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 4:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	40.3
Nov 5, 3:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	40.3
Nov 5, 2:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 5, 1:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 5, 12:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 10:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 9:30 PM PST	63.1	0.46	40.6
Nov 4, 8:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 7:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 6:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.6
Nov 4, 5:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 4, 4:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 4, 3:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.3
Nov 4, 2:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 4, 12:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 11:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 10:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 9:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 8:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 7:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.6
Nov 4, 6:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 5:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 4:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.7
Nov 4, 3:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 2:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	39.9
Nov 4, 1:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 4, 12:30 AM PST	64.2	0.47	40.1
Nov 3, 11:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.3
Nov 3, 10:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.3
Nov 3, 9:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 3, 8:30 PM PST	64.2	0.47	40.5
Nov 3, 7:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.5
Nov 3, 6:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.3
Nov 3, 5:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.3
Nov 3, 4:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.1
Nov 3, 3:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.1
Nov 3, 2:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	40.1
Nov 3, 1:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	39.9
Nov 3, 12:30 PM PST	65.2	0.48	39.9
Nov 3, 11:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.7
Nov 3, 10:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.6
Nov 3, 9:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.2
Nov 3, 8:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39.2
Nov 3, 7:30 AM PST	65.2	0.48	39
Nov 3, 6:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 5:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 4:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 3:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39
Nov 3, 2:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39.2
Nov 3, 1:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39.2
Nov 3, 12:30 AM PST	66.2	0.49	39.4
Nov 2, 11:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.4
Nov 2, 10:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 9:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 8:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 7:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 6:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 5:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.7
Nov 2, 4:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 3:30 PM PST	66.2	0.49	39.6
Nov 2, 2:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 1:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 12:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 11:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 10:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 9:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 8:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 7:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 6:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39
Nov 2, 5:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 4:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.2
Nov 2, 3:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 2:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.4
Nov 2, 1:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.6
Nov 2, 12:30 AM PST	67.3	0.5	39.7
Nov 1, 11:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.9
Nov 1, 10:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	39.9
Nov 1, 9:30 PM PST	67.3	0.5	40.1
Nov 1, 8:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.3
Nov 1, 7:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.5
Nov 1, 6:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.5
Nov 1, 5:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.6
Nov 1, 4:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.8
Nov 1, 3:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.6
Nov 1, 2:30 PM PST	68.3	0.51	40.8
Nov 1, 1:30 PM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 12:30 PM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 11:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	41
Nov 1, 10:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 9:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 8:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 7:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 6:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 5:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 4:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.6
Nov 1, 3:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 2:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	40.8
Nov 1, 1:30 AM PST	69.4	0.52	41
Nov 1, 1:30 AM PDT	69.4	0.52	41.2
Nov 1, 12:30 AM PDT	69.4	0.52	41.4
Oct 31, 11:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.4
Oct 31, 10:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.5
Oct 31, 9:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.7
Oct 31, 8:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.7
Oct 31, 7:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.9
Oct 31, 6:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.9
Oct 31, 5:30 PM PDT	70.5	0.53	41.9
Oct 31, 4:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.7
Oct 31, 3:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.7
Oct 31, 2:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.7
Oct 31, 1:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.5
Oct 31, 12:30 PM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.5
Oct 31, 11:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.5
Oct 31, 10:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.4
Oct 31, 9:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.2
Oct 31, 8:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.2
Oct 31, 7:30 AM PDT	71.6	0.54	41.2
Oct 31, 6:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 5:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 4:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 3:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 2:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.2
Oct 31, 1:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.4
Oct 31, 12:30 AM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.4
Oct 30, 11:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.4
Oct 30, 10:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.5
Oct 30, 9:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.5
Oct 30, 8:30 PM PDT	72.7	0.55	41.5
Oct 30, 7:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 6:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 5:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 4:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 3:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 2:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.5
Oct 30, 1:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.4
Oct 30, 12:30 PM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.4
Oct 30, 11:30 AM PDT	73.8	0.56	41.4
Oct 30, 10:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 9:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 8:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 7:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 6:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 5:30 AM PDT	74.9	0.57	41.2
Oct 30, 4:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.4
Oct 30, 3:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.4
Oct 30, 2:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.5
Oct 30, 1:30 AM PDT	76	0.58	41.5
Oct 30, 12:30 AM PDT	77.2	0.59	41.7
Oct 29, 11:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	41.9
Oct 29, 10:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	41.9
Oct 29, 9:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	42.1
Oct 29, 8:30 PM PDT	77.2	0.59	42.1
Oct 29, 7:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 6:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 5:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 4:30 PM PDT	78.3	0.6	42.3
Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT	79.5	0.61	42.1