California fishing waters
57 gauged waters across California — 55 rivers and 2 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 57
- Reporting now
- 40/40
- With water temp
- 42
- With a full guide
- 14
live gauges
of 57
Full guides
Waters we have written up
Sacramento River
547 words · 4 species
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Chinook Salmon, Brown Trout
Klamath River
884 words · 4 species
Steelhead, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Trinity River
915 words · 5 species
Steelhead, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Tuolumne River
716 words · 5 species
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Chinook Salmon
Russian River
707 words · 5 species
Steelhead, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass
Kern River
813 words · 5 species
Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Channel Catfish
American River
537 words · 4 species
Steelhead, Chinook Salmon, American Shad, Striped Bass
Stanislaus River
732 words · 3 species
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Chinook Salmon
Truckee River
462 words · 2 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
Pit River
427 words · 1 species
Rainbow Trout
Yuba River
735 words · 5 species
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Chinook Salmon, American Shad, Striped Bass
Merced River
745 words · 4 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Chinook Salmon
Hat Creek
669 words · 2 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
Owens River
449 words · 2 species
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Live conditions
Flowing right now in California
All 57 waters · live readings for the top 40
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento River11 gauges | river | 21,251 sq mi | 10,400 cfs | 72°F | 1h ago |
| San Joaquin River10 gauges | river | 13,539 sq mi | 1,190 cfs | 67°F | 1h ago |
| Klamath River4 gauges | river | 12,100 sq mi | 2,450 cfs | 64°F | 20 min ago |
| Colorado River3 gauges | river | 188,600 sq mi | 274 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Salinas River7 gauges | river | 4,156 sq mi | no flow | — | 50 min ago |
| Trinity River8 gauges | river | 2,853 sq mi | 708 cfs | 61°F | 50 min ago |
| Santa Ana River5 gauges | river | 2,258 sq mi | 210 cfs | 82°F | 1h ago |
| Mojave River5 gauges | river | 2,121 sq mi | 2.6 cfs | — | 50 min ago |
| Tuolumne River6 gauges | river | 1,884 sq mi | 238 cfs | 70°F | 20 min ago |
| Russian River9 gauges | river | 1,338 sq mi | 138 cfs | 64°F | 35 min ago |
| Cache Creek3 gauges | river | 1,139 sq mi | no flow | 67°F | 20 min ago |
| Lake Havasu1 gauge | lake | 182,700 sq mi | 596,400ac-ft | — | — |
| Eel River2 gauges | river | 3,113 sq mi | 79.9 cfs | — | 35 min ago |
| Kern River1 gauge | river | 2,454 sq mi | no flow | — | 50 min ago |
| American River1 gauge | river | 1,888 sq mi | 1,810 cfs | 65°F | 20 min ago |
| Whitewater River5 gauges | river | 1,495 sq mi | 200 cfs | — | 5h ago |
| Stanislaus River1 gauge | river | 1,075 sq mi | 646 cfs | 60°F | 1h ago |
| Truckee River5 gauges | river | 932 sq mi | 366 cfs | 58°F | 20 min ago |
| Santa Ynez River7 gauges | river | 815 sq mi | no flow | — | 35 min ago |
| Shasta River3 gauges | river | 793 sq mi | 121 cfs | — | 50 min ago |
| Santa Margarita River3 gauges | river | 723 sq mi | no flow | — | 35 min ago |
| Alameda Creek7 gauges | river | 638 sq mi | 1.2 cfs | — | 35 min ago |
| South Fork Eel River3 gauges | river | 537 sq mi | 20.5 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Dry Creek5 gauges | river | 324 sq mi | 8.9 cfs | 88°F | 20 min ago |
| Coyote Creek5 gauges | river | 319 sq mi | 9.3 cfs | 64°F | 50 min ago |
| Cherry Creek3 gauges | river | 234 sq mi | 17.0 cfs | 63°F | 35 min ago |
| Deer Creek4 gauges | river | 208 sq mi | 94.3 cfs | 61°F | 35 min ago |
| San Antonio Creek6 gauges | river | 135 sq mi | 0.51 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Pit River2 gauges | river | 3,761 sq mi | 1,050 cfs | — | 50 min ago |
| Amargosa River2 gauges | river | 3,241 sq mi | 12.5 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Santa Maria River1 gauge | river | 1,636 sq mi | no flow | — | 20 min ago |
| Don Pedro Reservoir1 gauge | lake | 1,534 sq mi | 785.5ft | — | 20 min ago |
| Yuba River1 gauge | river | 1,339 sq mi | 656 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Pajaro River2 gauges | river | 1,272 sq mi | 2.0 cfs | — | 50 min ago |
| Cuyama River3 gauges | river | 886 sq mi | 0.26 cfs | — | 10 min ago |
| South Fork Trinity River2 gauges | river | 764 sq mi | 57.6 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| San Jacinto River5 gauges | river | 723 sq mi | 38.7 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Scott River2 gauges | river | 653 sq mi | 9.7 cfs | — | 20 min ago |
| Cosumnes River1 gauge | river | 536 sq mi | 36.6 cfs | 53°F | 20 min ago |
| Merced River2 gauges | river | 321 sq mi | 13.7 cfs | — | 50 min ago |
| Redwood Creek3 gauges | river | 277 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Mark West Creek1 gauge | river | 251 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Mattole River2 gauges | river | 245 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| San Lorenzo Creek4 gauges | river | 233 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Napa River2 gauges | river | 218 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Hat Creek1 gauge | river | 162 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Butte Creek1 gauge | river | 147 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Pacheco Creek1 gauge | river | 146 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Deep Creek2 gauges | river | 134 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Orestimba Creek1 gauge | river | 134 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Mill Creek1 gauge | river | 131 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Indian Creek3 gauges | river | 120 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| San Mateo Creek4 gauges | river | 93 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Pilarcitos Creek3 gauges | river | 27 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Old River4 gauges | river | — | not reporting | — | — |
| Owens River1 gauge | river | — | not reporting | — | — |
| Scotts Creek2 gauges | river | 105 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
Live readings load here for the 40 best-gauged waters; every water’s own page shows its current numbers.
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
14 of these waters have a full written guide so far. The rest are live data only.