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AMERICAN RIVER

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AMERICAN RIVER NEAR NILE, WA

YAKIMA COUNTY, WA46.9776°N, -121.1687°W Updated 17 min ago

FLOW RATE

117cfs

GAUGE HT

72.51ft

AIR TEMP

55°F

WIND

6mph NW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

117cfs 66.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 106–144 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

129cfs

PERIOD LOW

117cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

72.51ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

55°

WED

80°

54°

THU

68°

47°

FRI

56°

46°

SAT

58°

41°

SUN

59°

42°

MON

63°

47°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

78°

80°

81°

76°

70°

67°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

66°

71°

75°

78°

80°

79°

75°

78°

76°

62°

65°

69°

63°

58°

54°

51°

50°

49°

48°

47°

48°

54°

59°

62°

65°

66°

68°

67°

65°

62°

60°

57°

54°

52°

50°

49°

48°

47°

48°

49°

52°

55°

56°

55°

54°

52°

54°

53°

50°

47°

46°

45°

44°

43°

42°

41°

42°

43°

44°

47°

48°

45°

49°

56°

58°

57°

56°

54°

52°

50°

47°

44°

42°

43°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SSE

G 10 mph

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

SSW

G11

G16

G10

NNW

WNW

NNW

G14

NNW

G17

NNW

G20

NNW

G22

NNW

G29

SSW

G14

G16

G13

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G10

G16

WNW

G14

G15

G13

G12

G11

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G12

G10

G11

G12

G13

G11

G13

G14

G16

WNW

G17

WNW

G17

WNW

G15

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

47%

28%

51%

50%

76%

42%

17%

13%

12%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

29%

82%

97%

95%

100%

77%

30%

65%

46%

100%

97%

100%

98%

91%

100%

87%

91%

67%

100%

94%

100%

79%

100%

99%

92%

33%

15%

13%

23%

29%

26%

21%

18%

22%

29%

35%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

923

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:10 AM

SUNSET

09:03 PM

15H 53M OF DAYLIGHT10H 16M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

59% illuminated

Station Location

46.9776, -121.1687

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 10:47 UTC

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