Water report · American River
Running normal for early November. Above 53% of past November 1s on record.
Updated 11:45 PM UTC, Nov 1
1,180 cfs puts American River in the 53rd percentile for November 1, against 122 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,060 cfs, and half of all November 1s on record fell between 530 and 1,980.
Over the last 7 days, American River ran between 4,900 and 5,070 cfs, lowest on Aug 8 and highest on Aug 11.
That is 140 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, American River ran between 4,410 and 5,070 cfs, lowest on Jul 14 and highest on Aug 11.
That is 640 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, American River ran between 1,030 and 5,070 cfs, lowest on Jun 4 and highest on Aug 11.
That is 1,470 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, American River ran between 1,000 and 11,500 cfs, lowest on Nov 3 and highest on Jan 8.
That is 4,010 cfs higher than on Nov 1.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 11446500, AMERICAN R A FAIR OAKS CA, 8.1 miles from the center of American River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 11446500, AMERICAN R A FAIR OAKS CA, 8.1 miles from the center of American River. It reports discharge, gage height and water temperature. 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.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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