What is the current flow on Cowlitz River?
Cowlitz River is currently flowing at 542 cfs at USGS gauge 14231000 as of Oct 3, 11:30 AM UTC.
Flow is 542 cfs.
USGS 14231000 is a public stream gauge on Cowlitz River in Washington. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 3 same-waterway gauges nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.
The NOAA forecast for Cowlitz River is not available on this page yet. Open Cowlitz River on the Waderly map for the live forecast.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
These nearby gauges are on the same named waterway, which makes them more useful for upstream and downstream context than unrelated creeks at the same distance.
Cowlitz River is currently flowing at 542 cfs at USGS gauge 14231000 as of Oct 3, 11:30 AM UTC.
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Cowlitz River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Other gauges on Cowlitz River worth checking include COWLITZ RIVER NEAR RANDLE, WA (8.0 miles away), COWLITZ RIVER NEAR KOSMOS, WA (8.5 miles away), COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, WA (14.3 miles away). Same-waterway gauges are usually the best upstream and downstream cross-check when you are deciding whether conditions are improving or dropping out.
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