river · California
American River
Sacramento's urban salmon-and-steelhead run — world-class fishing inside a capital city.
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Water report4,490CFSVery high
Running very high for mid August. Above 94% of past August 18s on record.
American River flows right now
4,490 cfs measured at the AMERICAN R A FAIR OAKS CA gauge, 8.1 miles from the centre of this water, read at 8:15 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 94th percentile for August 18 across 122 years of record. The median for this date is 1,540 cfs, and the driest tenth of years on record ran under 190 cfs. Water is 66°F. Last read 30 min ago.
American River fishing records
No verified catches yet. The record book is wide open.
Recent catches
Quiet water
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About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 11446500, AMERICAN R A FAIR OAKS CA, 8.1 miles from the centre of American River. It reports water temperature, discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
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