Water report · American River
American River conditions
Running very high for mid August, and steady since yesterday. Above 96% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 6:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
American River flow history
What this means
5,060 cfs puts American River in the 96th percentile for August 13, against 122 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,740 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 342 and 3,150.
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 1,970 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
On this water
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 centre 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.
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, 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.
American River fishing records
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