Cedar River near Landsburg, WA
North Cascades & Puget Sound · USGS gauge 12117500 · Updated Oct 24, 2:37 PM PDT · USGS data, provisional
Reading time: Oct 24, 2:15 PM PDT · Provisional data
Flow is in a typical range for the date. Rivers are generally easiest to fish and float when they are near their normal flow, but this status says nothing about water clarity, hatches, hazards such as wood in the river, or dam releases.
- Vs. normal for this date
- 37th percentile
- Typical range (25th–75th)
- 318–510 cfs
- Median for this date
- 410 cfs
- 7-day low / high
- 355 / 373 cfs
Plain-language explanation
Cedar River near Landsburg is flowing at 359 cubic feet per second (cfs) as of Oct 24, 2:15 PM PDT. That is in the normal range for this time of year: lower than about 63% of the daily flows this gauge has recorded for this date (give or take 7 days) over 129 years of record (1895–2026).
The middle half of those historical flows runs from 318 to 510 cfs, with a median of 410 cfs; the lowest 10% of days are at or below 232 cfs and the highest 10% at or above 656 cfs.
Over the last 24 hours the flow has been steady (+0.0%). In the last 7 days it ranged from 355 to 373 cfs.
Why this status: Flow is within the range this gauge normally sees at this time of year (or the deviation is too small in absolute terms to matter).
Quick answers
Is the Cedar River near Landsburg fishable today?
Flowcast's status for the Cedar River near Landsburg is “Fishable/Floatable”: flow is 359 cfs, within the range this gauge normally sees at this time of year, at the 37th percentile for this date (as of Oct 24, 2:15 PM PDT). That describes flow only. It says nothing about water clarity, temperature, fish activity, access or fishing regulations.
What is the current flow of the Cedar River near Landsburg?
359 cubic feet per second at USGS gauge 12117500 as of Oct 24, 2:15 PM PDT, provisional data.
Is the Cedar River near Landsburg too high or too low right now?
Neither: it is inside the typical range for the date (318 to 510 cfs).
Is the Cedar River near Landsburg rising or falling?
Over the last 24 hours the flow has been steady (+0.0%).
What is a normal flow for the Cedar River near Landsburg in October?
For this date (give or take 7 days) the median is 410 cfs and the middle half of days runs 318 to 510 cfs, over 129 years of USGS record.
7-day trend
Hourly flow in cfs, Pacific time. The shaded band is the typical range (25th–75th percentile) for this date, shown when it falls within the chart.
| Day (Pacific) | Mean cfs | Percentile | Status that day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 18 | 366 | 42nd | Fishable/Floatable |
| Mon Oct 19 | 365 | 41st | Fishable/Floatable |
| Tue Oct 20 | 363 | 40th | Fishable/Floatable |
| Wed Oct 21 | 363 | 40th | Fishable/Floatable |
| Thu Oct 22 | 358 | 38th | Fishable/Floatable |
| Fri Oct 23 | 358 | 37th | Fishable/Floatable |
| Sat Oct 24 (so far) | 358 | 36th | Fishable/Floatable |
Seasonal context
Shaded band: 10th–90th percentile of daily flows through the year; dashed line: median. Log scale. Dot: today's flow. Based on 129 years of USGS daily data (1895–2026).
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Official resources
- USGS site page for gauge 12117500 (USGS: live readings, history, station details)
- Washington fishing regulations (WDFW)
- Emergency fishing rule changes (WDFW)
- WDFW fishing and stocking reports
Links go to the agencies' own websites and were checked as working. Flowcast does not summarize fishing or boating rules: regulations and closures change, and the agency pages are the authority.
About this gauge
- USGS site
- USGS-12117500
- USGS name
- Cedar River Near Landsburg, Wa
- Drainage area
- 121 sq mi
- Location
- 47.3937, -121.9545
- Record in this analysis
- 1895–2026
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- Snoqualmie River near Carnation, WA Too low 451 cfs · about 19 mi away (straight line)
- Puyallup River at Puyallup, WA Too low 757 cfs · about 22 mi away (straight line)
- Skykomish River near Gold Bar, WA Too low 398 cfs · about 33 mi away (straight line)
- Nisqually River near National, WA Too low 133 cfs · about 45 mi away (straight line)
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