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West Cascades (Oregon & Washington) river conditions

Gauges on rivers that drain the west slope of the Cascade Range toward Puget Sound, the Willamette Valley and the lower Columbia.

Updated Oct 24, 2:37 PM PDT · USGS data, provisional

8Fishable/Floatable15Too low
7 days
McKenzie Rivernear Vida · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,630 cfs13th● steady
McKenzie Riverbelow Leaburg Dam, near Leaburg · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,640 cfs49th● steady
North Santiam Riverat Niagara · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,230 cfs20th● steady
South Fork McKenzie Rivernear Rainbow · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable395 cfs23rd● steady
South Santiam Riverat Waterloo · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,150 cfs40th● steady
Cedar Rivernear Landsburg · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundFishable/Floatable359 cfs37th● steady
Green Rivernear Auburn · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundFishable/Floatable419 cfs36th● steady
Skagit Riverat Marblemount · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundFishable/Floatable3,470 cfs21st● steady
Clackamas Riverat Estacada · ORMt. Hood & Columbia GorgeToo low625 cfs2nd● steady
Clackamas Riverabove Three Lynx Creek · ORMt. Hood & Columbia GorgeToo low588 cfs5th● steady
Middle Fork Willamette Rivernear Dexter · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesToo low1,240 cfs8th● steady
Sandy Rivernear Marmot · ORMt. Hood & Columbia GorgeToo low198 cfs<1st● steady
Sandy Riverbelow Bull Run River, near Bull Run · ORMt. Hood & Columbia GorgeToo low266 cfs3rd● steady
Cascade Riverat Marblemount · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low150 cfs<1st● steady
Cowlitz Riverat Packwood · WASouthwest WashingtonToo low242 cfs5th● steady
Nisqually Rivernear National · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low133 cfs<1st● steady
Nooksack Riverat Ferndale · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low405 cfs<1st▲ rising
North Fork Stillaguamish Rivernear Arlington · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low177 cfs1st● steady
Puyallup Riverat Puyallup · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low757 cfs5th● steady
Sauk Rivernear Sauk · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low634 cfs<1st● steady
Skykomish Rivernear Gold Bar · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low398 cfs1st● steady
Snoqualmie Rivernear Carnation · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low451 cfs2nd● steady
Snoqualmie Rivernear Snoqualmie · WANorth Cascades & Puget SoundToo low376 cfs3rd● steady

This week in West Cascades (Oregon & Washington)

Right now 8 of 23 gauges in this group are Fishable/Floatable (in their normal range for the date). The gauge furthest below its normal for the date is Nooksack River at Ferndale (<1st percentile; Too low); the furthest above is McKenzie River below Leaburg Dam, near Leaburg (49th percentile; Fishable/Floatable).

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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Readings are provisional and subject to revision. Flowcast statuses are automated comparisons with each gauge's own history, not safety ratings or fishing reports. Check local conditions, weather, regulations and closures before you go. Rivers can change quickly.