I normally use the USGS charts but ran across this on another site and thought it was pretty informative.
Anything else that others are using?
Anything else that others are using?
New To Me Stream Flow Chart
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OMG that is astonishingly accurate
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The noaa hydrographs are great bc the also have predictions.
National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)
water.weather.gov
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Water Level Selection
levels.wkcc.org
I notice that site only has some of the data for our region. The three that I use in out area in SE WA are:
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/continuousflowandwq/?sta=32A100
http://wwbwc.org/monitoring/surfacewater.html
There are others also, but those give me the picture.
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/continuousflowandwq/?sta=32A100
USGS Water Data for Washington
waterdata.usgs.gov
There are others also, but those give me the picture.
I noticed that too and wondered if it's still in the development stage.
I also wonder if you join and log in if there's more info available?
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The USGS site has the "Water Alert" feature. It's probably meant for landowners adjacent to streams for warning of flood stage, but allows me to subscribe to daily email notifications when a stream is between X cfs and XX cfs. I know the max CFS that I can safely wade and find fish for the streams I like to fish. I enter the upper and lower cfs levels and subscribe for several streams then get notified by email as soon as they drop into shape.
Good idea. I don’t think it would help my (non-fishing) productivity one single bit, though!
Here is where to find the WaterAlert feature link
Details on the USGS "WaterAlert" page:
"Real-time data from USGS gages are transmitted via satellite or other telemetry to USGS offices at various intervals; in most cases, 1 to 4 times per hour. Emergency transmissions, such as during floods, may be more frequent. Notifications will be based on the data received at these site-dependent intervals."
"about this" hover link
CFS levels fluctuate up and down for each stream so right or wrong I use the "Inside a range" function
I know the highest cfs level for safe wading and finding fish to enter. I guess on a level for the lower cfs that I believe will indicate the level will remain below my max cfs yet will get at least one email when the water is between those two levels on a given day. I also want the lower cfs number high enough that I don't get email for more than one or two days.
Keeping track of cfs in a fishing log helps me optimize the levels.
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I am a real nerd at trying to predict what conditions will be like before an outing.
Bringing over a post I made on the other site...
There are good apps for phones and tablets too. I use the Android "River Flows" app. It accesses USGS, the NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) predictive, and other data sources. The 2nd pic shows a tab with an abbreviated list of streams the user can save as "Favorites" The 3rd pic shows a gauge site with data from AHPS and saved as a Favorite; indicated by the blue star, that is handy for looking ahead a few days to plan trips.
I have researched water levels on the USGS site for streams I like to fish during time periods that my records show I've had good success and created a table for the best levels of my very favorite streams. I discovered the app also has the ability to enter CFS levels for "Too Low-Low-Medium-High-Too High" parameters for each stream saved as a "Favorite" and entered the levels from my table and records.
Again, keeping track of cfs in a fishing log helps me optimize the levels.
Bringing over a post I made on the other site...
There are good apps for phones and tablets too. I use the Android "River Flows" app. It accesses USGS, the NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) predictive, and other data sources. The 2nd pic shows a tab with an abbreviated list of streams the user can save as "Favorites" The 3rd pic shows a gauge site with data from AHPS and saved as a Favorite; indicated by the blue star, that is handy for looking ahead a few days to plan trips.
I have researched water levels on the USGS site for streams I like to fish during time periods that my records show I've had good success and created a table for the best levels of my very favorite streams. I discovered the app also has the ability to enter CFS levels for "Too Low-Low-Medium-High-Too High" parameters for each stream saved as a "Favorite" and entered the levels from my table and records.
Again, keeping track of cfs in a fishing log helps me optimize the levels.
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I don't know if the data at
Freshwater DataStream
apps.ecology.wa.gov
Maybe budget cuts has reduced the monitoring sites from your days in WA.
In that link I included for the DOE Freshwater DataStream website there are only 69 DOE streamflow monitoring sites left in the whole state!
When fishing a stream without a reporting gauge I do use USGS and AHPS sites from adjacent drainages as a guide, and enter those readings in my records when updating my fishing log.
