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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

68.2cfs

GAUGE HT

72.20ft

AIR TEMP

50°F

WIND

10mph NNW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

68.2cfs 55.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 58–78 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

70.8cfs

PERIOD LOW

65.6cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

72.20ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

71°

50°

MON

82°

49°

TUE

92°

54°

WED

88°

56°

THU

74°

48°

FRI

78°

44°

SAT

87°

52°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

70°

71°

69°

67°

66°

62°

59°

56°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

49°

55°

62°

68°

72°

76°

79°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

73°

69°

63°

59°

56°

54°

55°

56°

62°

70°

75°

80°

86°

89°

91°

92°

90°

86°

82°

79°

76°

71°

62°

59°

58°

60°

59°

56°

61°

69°

74°

79°

83°

86°

88°

87°

80°

82°

84°

78°

74°

68°

60°

57°

56°

55°

56°

55°

52°

49°

54°

60°

64°

67°

70°

72°

73°

74°

71°

69°

67°

64°

60°

55°

50°

48°

46°

45°

44°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph NNW

G 15 mph

G15

NNW

G16

NNW

G20

NNW

G22

NNW

G22

NNW

G21

NNW

G21

NNW

G20

NNW

G19

NNW

G13

G10

WNW

NNW

ESE

G11

G14

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

G16

NNW

G17

NNW

G19

NNW

G20

NNW

G15

G10

WNW

G12

G15

ENE

G16

NNE

G11

WNW

NNW

G13

G15

G11

NNW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G13

G11

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

17%

25%

26%

22%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

25%

100%

70%

16%

76%

69%

100%

78%

27%

10%

85%

100%

93%

82%

15%

24%

28%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

919

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Cool

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:22 AM

SUNSET

08:58 PM

15H 36M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

46.9776, -121.1687

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 13:30 UTC

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