River Gauges

Dreamflows Flow reports, bulletin board, online guidebook, and plenty more.

National Resources

WaterWatch Maps and graphs of current water resources conditions from USGS.

Streamflow Data The U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Information System.

The Interactive Weather Information Network NOAA's Interactive Weather Information Network contains river information by clicking on your state and then clicking "Hydro Products".

Regional Resources - Western United States

USGS Water Resources of California USGS Page with variety of water related topics including streamflows.

California Data Exchange Center California's Department of Water Resources Hydrologic Data Page with links to all its resources.

California Snow Page Snow pack, precipitation amounts and reservoir flows for the state of California.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Flows out of Hetch-Hetchy Dam. Adobe Acrobat is required.

South Fork American Basic information on the South Fork of the American River.

Colorado River Flow Information A private page with occasional flow rates for a variety of rivers in Colorado.

Current Hydrologic Conditions for Washington Current water conditions for Washington state from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Whitewater Gauge Information By Telephone

Below are telephone numbers which can be used to check river levels in various regions. No computer is necessary. These numbers are usually answered by recorded message or a live person. Please send any additional useful phone numbers (and any corrections) to Bill Kirby at:bkirby@mnsinc.com.

West Coast Phone Gauges

CA-SF American, Chili Bar Dam: 900-844-3569 (50 cents plus toll charges)
WA-various (NOAA-Seattle: whitewater/steelhead hotline): 206-526-8530
Oregon River Forecast Center, Portland: (503) 261-9246, at the first voice press 1, at the second press 2

Rocky Mountain Phone Gauges

ID-various (ID Dept of Water Resources): 208-327-7900
ID-various (NWS): 208-334-9867
ID-Bear (UT Power & Light): 208-425-3511
ID-Lochsa (Lochsa Ranger District): 208-926-4275
ID-M.F. Salmon (M.F. Ranger District): 208-879-5204
ID-Salmon (N.F. Ranger District): 208-865-2383
ID-Selway (W.F. Ranger District): 408-821-3269
ID-Snake, Hells Canyon: 800-422-3143
MT-various (NWF): 406-453-2081
CO-various (NWF & Boulder Outdoor Ctr): 303-691-4393
CO & UT-various, Water Talk : 303 831-7135

Southwestern Phone Gauges

AZ & UT-various (BOR): 801-539-1311
NM-various (USGS Albuquerque office): 505-262-5388
NM-various (NWS): 505-243-0702
Grand Canyon 1-800-752-8525

Mid-Atlantic Phone Gauges

PA-Lehigh River (Francis E. Walter) (717) 443-9493
PA-Hickory Run State Park (717)-443-0400 Usually has the weekend Lehigh CFS info. by Friday.
PA-Delaware River Basin including the Lehigh River (NWS) 800-431-4721
PA & WVA-numerous rivers (NWS-Pittsburgh): 412-644-2890
PA-(NWS Harrisburgh): 717-234-6812
PA-Lower Yough (Ohiopyle State Park): 412-329-8591
PA-Susquehanna River (800) 362-0335
MD-Upper Youghiogheny (Pepco): 814-533-8911
MD-Savage and North Branch Potomac: 410-962-7687
MD,VA & WVA-numerous rivers (NWS): 703-260-0305
VA-James: 804-226-4423
VA & KY-Russell Fork: 703-835-1438
VA-Potomac River (703) 260-0305
WVA and MD-Potomac-Bloomington (USACE): 301-96-7687
WVA-Blackwater (Blackwater Bikes: 304-259-5286
WVA-Cheat and Tygart Basins (NWS): 412-262-5290
WVA-Cheat Canyon (Cheat River Outfitters): 304-329-2024
WVA-Shaver's Fork (Cheat River Inn): 304-636-6265
WVA-Tygart: 412-644-2883 or 2884
WVA-Kanawah/Gauley: 304-529-5127
WVA-New/Gauley: 304-529-5604
WVA-Summersville Dam (Gauley): 304-872-5809
WVA-Gauley River and Meadow: 304-872-5809
WVA-Bluestone & New: 304-466-1056
WVA-Shaver's Fork (Cheat River Inn): 304-636-6265

Southern Phone Gauges

TN-various (TVA): 800-238-2264 or 615-632-2264
TN-Obed/Emory: 615-346-6295
TN-Big South Fork: 615-736-5455
TN-Ocoee (Tennessee Ocoee Development Agency (TODA)), 615-338-1996
KY-various (KY Corps of Engineers): 309-529-2604
NC-Pigeon Releases (Carolina Power & Light): 800-899-4435
NC-Green: 704-698-2068 or 803-585-4419 or 1-800-829-5253
NC-North Fork French Broad: 704-877-3106
NC-Wilson Creek: 704-758-4257
NC-French Broad: 800-238-2264
NC-Nantahala: 704-321-4504
TN-Ocoee: 800-238-2264
TN-French Broad: 800-238-2264
NC-various (NWS): 919-860-1234 or 919-840-0453
GA-Chattooga 803-822-8135 Select #4
AL-various (NWS): 205-942-1811
AL-various (Alabama Power Co): 1-800-LAKES11, try option 6, and then option 2 or 3
Texas-various (NWS): 512-826-4679
Texas-Canyon Dam on the Guadalupe River (USACE): 210 964 3342
AR-various (USACE): 501-324-5150

Northeastern Phone Gauges

New York and New England-various (NWS): 518-869-6347
Western New York 716-532-5454
New England-various (Wilderness House): 617-277-1519
New England-various (AMC): (617) 433-7108
CT-various (AMC): 203-523-0636
ME-various (NWS): 207-773-0352
MA-Deerfield (New England Power): 413-625-8414
ME-Kennebec, Dead, Androscoggin (Central Maine Power):1-(800)-557-3569
ME-Rapid: 207-784-4501
NH-Merrimack (PSNH in Manchester): 603-634-3569
NH-Pemigewasset (PSNH in Manchester): 603-634-3569

Other Phone Gauges

USA-hundreds of gauge readings, Waterline fee service: 1-800-945-3376
MI-various (NWS): 313-668-2220
MN-various (NWS): 612-725-6090