Water report · American River
Running high for early September. Above 77% of past September 2s on record.
Updated 7:45 PM UTC, Sep 2
2,530 cfs puts American River in the 77th percentile for September 2, against 121 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,400 cfs, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 270 and 2,430.
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 3,280 cfs higher than on Sep 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 water temperature, gage height and discharge. 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.
See the American River record book