River Levels

A Few Examples of Paddler Shortcuts

Robe = South Fork of the Stillaguamish

MF Nook = Middle Fork of the Nooksack

Sky = Skykomish

MM = Middle Middle (Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie)

Big Q = Big Quilcene River near mouth

LWS = Little White Salmon near Willard, WA

Tied 4 1st = San Joaquin Below Mammoth Pool Res

Chili = South American At Chili Bar

Purdons = South Yuba At Hwy 49 Bridge

Cresta = North Feather Below Grizzly Creek

Burnt Ranch = Trinity At Cedar Flat

Hells = Highland Creek Near North Stanislaus Confluence

Standard Shortcuts

NF = North Fork
MF = Middle Fork
SF = South Fork
EF = East Fork
WF = West Fork
No or N = North
Mi or M = Middle
So or S = South
Ea or E = East
We or W = West
Rvr or Rv = River
Crk or Cr = Creek

River Names

• Chehalis near Doty
• Wynoochee near Grisdale
• Hoh near Forks
• Humptulips near Humptulips
• Quinault at Quinault Lake
• Queets
• Calawah near Forks
• Elwha AT MCDONALD BR NEAR PORT ANGELES
• Dungeness near Sequim
• Big Quilcene River below diversion near Quilcene
• Duckabush River near Brinnon
• North Fork Skokomish below Staircase
• South Fork Skokomish near Union
• Mineral near Mineral
• Nisqually at McKenna
• Nisqually at La Grande Dam
• Puyallup near Electron
• Carbon near Fairfax
• South Prairie at South Prairie
• White
• Green below Howard Hanson Dam
• Green near Palmer
• Cedar below diversion near Landsburg
• Skykomish near Gold Bar
• Sultan below powerplant
• North Fork Snoqualmie near Snoqualmie Falls
• Middle Fork Snoqualmie near Tanner
• South Fork Snoqualmie above Alice near Garcia
• Snoqualmie near Snoqualmie
• Raging near Fall City
• South Fork Tolt below regulating basin
• South Fork Stillaguamish near Granite Falls
• North Fork Stillaguamish near Arlington
• Thunder near Newhalem
• SKAGIT AT NEWHALEM
• Bacon near Marblemount
• Cascade at Marblemount
• North Fork Sauk
• Sauk near Sauk
• North Fork Nooksack near Glacier
• Middle Fork Nooksack near Deming
• South Fork Nooksack at Saxon Bridge
• Spokane at Spokane
• Hangman
• Methow
• Chewuch
• Stehekin
• Entiat
• Mad River at Ardenvoir
• Chiwawa
• Wenatchee at Plain
• Wenatchee at Peshastin
• Wenatchee at Monitor
• Yakima
• American River near Nile
• Palouse
• Klickitat
• White Salmon
• Canyon Creek Near Amboy
• East Fork Lewis near Heisson
• Lewis
• Cowlitz
• Cispus
• Tilton
• Little White Salmon near Willard, WA
• Cle Elum Reservoir Inflow, WA
• Hutchinson
• Bertrand
• Deer Creek near Oso, WA
• North Fork Stillaguamish at Oso, WA
• Pilchuck
• Squire
• Boulder near the mouth
• Morse
• Sol Duc
• Wishkah
• Grays
• Coweeman
• Washougal
• Wind
• Panther
• Little Klickitat
• Joseph
• Peshastin
• Chiwaukum
• Nason
• White River near Plain
• Little Wenatchee
• Icicle
• Yakima at Ellensburg, WA
• SF Skykomish near Skykomish, WA
• Tieton River near Tieton Canal, WA
• Teanaway River, WA
• Little Naches River near Nile, WA
• Naches River near Naches, WA
• North Smith At Gasquet
• Middle Smith At Gasquet
• South Smith Near Hiouchi
• Smith At Oregon Hole Gorge
• Smith At Steel Pipe At Gasquet
• Smith At Jedediah Smith
• Klamath Below JC Boyle Plant
• Klamath Below Iron Gate Dam
• Klamath Below Seiad Valley
• Klamath At Orleans
• Klamath At Klamath Glen
• Shasta Near Yreka
• Kidder Creek Below Babs Fork
• Scott Near Fort Jones
• Indian Creek Near Happy Camp
• Indian Creek Near Douglas City
• North Salmon Near Forks of Salmon
• South Salmon At Forks of Salmon
• Salmon At Somes Bar
• Coffee Creek Above Trinity River
• Trinity Above Coffee Creek
• Trinity Below Lewiston Dam
• Trinity At Douglas City
• Trinity At Cedar Flat
• Trinity At Hoopa
• North Trinity At Helena
• New River At Denny, CA
• Hayfork Creek At Hyampom
• South Trinity At Forest Glen
• South Trinity Below Hyampom
• Redwood Creek At Hwy 299
• Redwood Creek At Orick
• Mad River Above Ruth Lake
• Mad River At Arcata
• Van Duzen At Bridgeville
• Middle Eel Near Dos Rios
• South Eel At Leggett
• Eel Rel Lake Pillsbury
• Eel Below Outlet Creek
• Eel At Fort Seward
• Eel At Scotia
• Mattole Near Ettersburg
• Noyo River Below South Fork
• Navarro Near Navarro
• East Fork Russian Above Lake Mendocino
• Big Sulphur Creek At Geysers Resort
• Big Sulphur Creek Near Cloverdale
• Russian At Hopland
• Russian Near Cloverdale
• Russian Near Healdsburg
• Napa Near Napa
• Arroyo Valle Above Lake Del Valle
• Arroyo Hondo Near San Jose
• Alameda Creek Near Niles
• Pescadero Creek Near Pescadero
• San Lorenzo At Felton
• San Lorenzo At Santa Cruz
• Carmel At Robles Del Rio
• Carmel Near Carmel
• Big Sur Near Big Sur
• Arroyo Seco Near Greenfield
• Arroyo Seco Near Soledad
• Cuyama Below Buckhorn Canyon
• Santa Ynez Below Los Laureles Canyon
• Piru Creek Above Pyramid Lake
• Piru Creek Below Lake Piru
• Sespe Creek Near Fillmore
• Santa Margarita Near Temecula
• Sacramento At Delta
• Sacramento At Bend Bridge
• McCloud above McCloud Res
• McCloud Below McCloud Dam
• McCloud At Ah Di Na
• McCloud At Shasta Lake
• Pit Below Pit 1 Powerhouse
• Pit Below Pit 4 Dam
• Pit At Big Bend
• Clear Creek Below Whiskeytown Lake
• Battle Creek Above Baldwin Creek
• Battle Creek At Coleman Fish Hatchery
• North Cottonwood Above Middle Fork
• Middle Cottonwood Above North Fork
• South Cottonwood At Bowman Rd
• Antelope Creek Above Cone Grove Rd
• Elder Creek At Lowrey Road
• Mill Creek At End of Canyon
• Deer Creek Near Vina CA
• Butte Creek Near Chico
• North Cache Creek Above Indian Valley Res
• North Cache Creek Rel Indian Valley Dam
• Cache Creek Below Clear Lake
• Cache Creek At Rumsey Bridge Gage
• Bear Creek Above Cache Creek
• Putah Creek Below Hwy 29
• Putah Creek Below Lake Berryessa
• Indian Creek Below Indian Falls
• Spanish Creek Near Keddie
• North Feather Below Rock Creek Dam
• North Feather Below Grizzly Creek
• Middle Feather Below Sloat
• Middle Feather At Milsap Bar
• South Feather below Little Grass Valley
• South Feather below Diversion Dam
• West Branch Feather At Whiskey Flat Bridge
• Lavezzola Creek Above Downie River
• Pauley Creek At Pauley Creek Falls
• North Yuba At Sierra City
• North Yuba Below Goodyears Bar
• North Yuba Above Slate Creek
• Middle Yuba Below Jackson Meadows
• Middle Yuba Below Milton Dam
• Middle Yuba Below Our House Dam
• South Yuba Near Cisco
• South Yuba At Lang Crossing
• South Yuba At Hwy 49 Bridge
• Deer Creek near Smartville, CA
• Fordyce Creek Below Fordyce Dam
• Canyon Creek Below French Lake
• Canyon Creek Below Bowman Lake
• Yuba below Englebright Dam
• Bear At Hwy 20 Bridge
• Bear Below Drum Afterbay
• Bear Below Dutch Flat Afterbay
• Bear At Hwy 174 Bridge
• North American Inflow Lake Clementine
• North Fork Middle Fork American At Mosquito Ridge Rd
• Middle American Above Tunnel Chute
• South American Below Kyburz
• South American Below Slab Creek Dam
• South American At Chili Bar
• American Folsom Lake Elevation
• American Rel Lake Natoma
• North Cosumnes At Sand Ridge Rd
• Middle Cosumnes At Mt Aukum Rd
• Cosumnes At Michigan Bar
• North Mokelumne Salt Springs Inflow
• North Mokelumne Below Salt Springs Res
• North Mokelumne Above Tiger Cr Afterbay
• North Mokelumne Below Tiger Creek Dam
• North Mokelumne Below West Point PH
• Mokelumne Below Electra Powerhouse
• Mokelumne Inflow Pardee Res
• Calaveras Rel New Hogan
• Highland Creek Near North Stanislaus Confluence
• North Stanislaus At Avery
• Middle Stanislaus Inflow Donnell Lake
• Stanislaus Inflow New Melones Lake
• Stanislaus At Orange Blossom Bridge
• Tuolumne Above Hetch Hetchy Res
• Tuolumne Below Early Intake
• Tuolumne At Mushroom
• Tuolumne At Merals Pool
• Tuolumne at Wards Ferry
• Tuolumne Inflow New Don Pedro Res
• Tuolumne Outflow New Don Pedro Res
• Cherry Creek Above Cherry Lake
• Cherry Creek Below Cherry Lake
• Cherry Creek Above Holm Powerhouse
• Cherry Creek Below Holm Powerhouse
• Middle Tuolumne Above South Fork Confluence
• South Tuolumne At Rainbow Pool
• Clavey Near Hunter Bend
• Merced At Pohono Bridge
• Merced At Red Bud
• Merced Below Briceburg
• Merced Inflow Lake McClure
• South Merced At Wawona
• South Merced At Hwy 140 Bridge
• Fresno Above Hensley Lake
• Middle San Joaquin At Devils Postpile
• San Joaquin At Miller Crossing
• San Joaquin Below Mammoth Pool Res
• San Joaquin Chawanakee Gorge
• San Joaquin Below Redinger Lake
• San Joaquin At Horseshoe Bend
• San Joaquin Inflow Millerton Lake
• Mono Creek Below Lake Edison
• South San Joaquin Below Florence Lake
• North Willow Creek Near Sugar Pine
• Dinkey Creek At Dinkey Meadow
• Dinkey Creek Above North Fork Kings
• North Kings Below Balch Diversion Dam
• North Kings Below Dinkey Creek
• Kings At Rodgers Crossing
• Kings Inflow Pine Flat Res
• Kings Rel Pine Flat Lake
• Mill Creek Above Kings River
• North Kaweah At Kaweah
• Kaweah At Three Rivers
• Kaweah Inflow Terminus Res
• Kaweah Below Terminus Dam
• Tule Near Springville
• North Kern At Kernville
• South Kern Near Onyx
• Kern Above Borel Powerhouse
• Kern Rel Lake Isabella
• Kern Below Democrat
• Susan At Susanville
• Truckee below Lake Tahoe, CA
• Truckee Near Truckee
• Truckee At Boca Bridge
• Truckee Near Floriston, CA
• Truckee near Mogul
• Truckee At Reno
• Truckee near Nixon
• East Fork Carson Near Markleeville
• East Fork Carson Near Gardnerville
• Carson Near Carson City
• West Walker At Little Walker River
• West Walker At Walker
• East Walker Near Bridgeport
• Lower Colorado below Hoover Dam
• Moose at McKeever
• Black River at Watertown
• Raquette at Piercefield
• New Haven at Brooksville
• Pemi at Woodstock
• Potomac near DC
• St Francis at Roselle
• LA POUDRE PASS CREEK BELOW LONG DRAW RESERVIOR, CO
• Cache La Poudre at Canyon Mouth, CO
• SAINT VRAIN CREEK AT LYONS, CO
• MIDDLE BOULDER CREEK AT NEDERLAND, CO
• BOULDER CREEK NEAR ORODELL, CO
• SOUTH BOULDER CREEK AT PINECLIFFE, CO
• SOUTH BOULDER CREEK BELOW GROSS RESERVOIR, CO
• SOUTH BOULDER CREEK NEAR ELDORADO SPRINGS, CO
• Clear Creek at Golden
• Colorado near Kremmling
• NORTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT BAILEY, CO
• LAKE CREEK ABOVE TWIN LAKES, CO
• CLEAR CREEK ABOVE CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR, CO
• Arkansas below Granite
• Arkansas near Nathrup
• Arkansas at Parkdale
• East River at Almont
• Slate near Crested Butte
• Taylor at Almont
• Animas at Durango
• Vallecito near Bayfield
• Crooked River below Osborne Canyon
• Crooked River below Opal Springs
• Deschutes at Moody
• Donner und Blitzen
• Fall Creek below Winberry
• Illinois near Kerby
• John Day at Service
• John Day at McDonald Ferry
• South Fork McKenzie above Cougar Lake
• McKenzie near Vida
• Owyhee near Rome
• Rogue below Prospect
• Rogue near Mcleod
• Rogue at Raygold
• Rogue at Grants Pass
• Rogue near Agnes
• Row near Cottage Grove
• Sandy near Marmot
• Sandy below Bull Run
• Little North Santiam near Mehama
• North Santiam below Boulder
• North Santiam at Niagara
• North Santiam at Mehama
• South Santiam below Cascadia
• South Santiam near Foster
• Steamboat near Glide
• Umatilla near Umatilla
• North Umpqua above Copeland
• North Umpqua at Winchester
• Middle Fork Willamette at Jasper
• Willamette at Salem
• Wilson near Tillamook
• Winberry near Lowell
• South Fork Boise at Anderson Ranch Dam
• Boise near Twin Springs
• Boise at Glenwood Bridge
• Boundary Creek nr Porthill
• SF Clearwater at Stites
• South Fork Coeur D Alene near Pinehurst
• Deadwood below Deadwood Reservoir
• Falls near Squirrel
• Henrys Fork nr Ashton
• Little Salmon at Riggins
• Lochsa River nr Lowell
• Salmon at Whitebird
• Middle Fork Salmon near Yellow Pine
• SF Salmon near Krassel
• Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine
• Cascade Dam outflow
• North Fork Payette
• Payette at Horseshoe Bend
• Snake at Milner
• Snake at Hells Canyon Dam
• St Joe at Calder
• Teton above South Leigh
• Clark Fork below Missoula
• Clark Fork at St Regis
• Clarks Fork Yellowstone near Belfry
• Gallatin near Gallatin Gateway
• Kootenai bel Libby Dam
• Madison below Hebgen Lake
• Madison bel Ennis Lake
• Rock Creek near Red Lodge
• Smith below Eagle near Fort Logan
• Stillwater near Absarokee
• Shell above Shell reservoir
• Snake above Reservoir near Alpine
• Dolores near Cisco
• Green River near Greendale
• Green River near Jensen
• Green River at Green
• Virgin near St George
• Weber at Gateway
• Colorado at Lees Ferry
• Little Colorado above Lyman Lake
• Little Colorado near Cameron
• Salt near Chrysotile
• Embudo at Dixon
• Red near Questa
• Rio Grande at Cerro
• Rio Grande below Taos Junction
• Big Sioux at North Cliff
• North Fork South Branch Potomac
• Blackwater at Davis
• Bluestone at Pipestem
• Buckhannon at Buckhannon
• Cheat at Rowlesburg
• Big Sandy at Rockville
• Cranberry nr Richwood
• Gauley near Craigsville
• Gauley above Belva
• Little Kanawha near Wildcat
• Meadow near Mt Lookout, WV
• New River at Thurmond, WV
• New River at Hinton, WV
• Tygart at Philippi
• Tygart at Colfax
• Russell Fork Gorge, KY
• Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, NC
• French Broad at Marshall
• French Broad at Rosman
• Linville near Nebo
• Nantahala near Hewitt
• Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC
• Pigeon near Hepco
• Pigeon below power plant near Waterville
• Roanoke at Halifax
• Tuckasegee at Barkers
• Tuckasegee at Bryson City
• Watauga near Sugar Grove
• Calfkiller
• CLEAR CREEK AT LILLY BRIDGE NEAR LANCING, TN
• Little River above Townsend, TN
• Nolichucky at Embreeville, TN
• N Chickamauga near Montlake
• South Fork of the Cumberland River at Leatherwood Ford, TN
• Tellico River at Tellico Plains, TN
• Alcovy near Lawrenceville
• Alcovy above Covington
• Chattooga at Burrells Ford
• Chattooga near Clayton
• Coosa near Rome
• Chattahoochee at Helen
• Chattahoochee near Cornelia
• Chattahoochee at Buford Dam
• Chattahoochee at Atlanta
• Chattahoochee near Atlanta
• Chattahoochee near Columbus
• Lookout near New England
• Yellow near Lithonia
• Yellow at Gees Mill Road
• James near Richmond
• Little at Graysontown
• Powell at Big Stone Gap
• Bear at Friendsville
• Potomac at Hancock
• Savage below Savage Dam
• Yough near Oakland
• Yough at Friendsville
• Bush Kill at Shoemakers
• Muddy near Portersville
• Susquehanna at Harrisburg
• Yough at Ohiopyle
• Little River near Blue Pond, AL
• Ash below Moran Creek, BC
• Cruickshank River, BC
• ATNARKO RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH, BC
• BABINE LAKE AT TOPLEY LANDING, BC
• BABINE RIVER AT BABINE, BC
• BABINE RIVER AT OUTLET OF NILKITKWA LAKE, BC
• BELLA COOLA RIVER ABOVE BURNT BRIDGE CREEK, BC
• BIG CREEK BELOW GRAVEYARD CREEK, BC
• BLUE RIVER NEAR BLUE RIVER, BC
• SOUTH BRANCH OF THE BRIDGE RIVER BELOW BRIDGE GLACIER, BC
• CARNATION CREEK AT THE MOUTH, BC
• CAYOOSH CREEK NEAR LILLOOET, BC
• CHEAKAMUS RIVER ABOVE MILLAR CREEK, BC
• CHEAKAMUS RIVER NEAR BRACKENDALE, BC
• CHEMAINUS RIVER NEAR WESTHOLME, BC
• CHILCOTIN RIVER BELOW BIG CREEK, BC
• CHILKO RIVER AT OUTLET OF CHILKO LAKE, BC
• CHILLIWACK RIVER ABOVE SLESSE CREEK, BC
• CHILLIWACK RIVER AT VEDDER CROSSING, BC
• CLEARWATER RIVER NEAR CLEARWATER STATION, BC
• CLOWHOM RIVER NEAR CLOWHOM LAKE, BC
• COLUMBIA RIVER AT BIRCHBANK, BC
• COLUMBIA RIVER AT DONALD, BC
• COQUIHALLA RIVER ABOVE ALEXANDER CREEK, BC
• COQUITLAM RIVER ABOVE COQUITLAM LAKE, BC
• COQUITLAM RIVER AT PORT COQUITLAM, BC
• COWICHAN LAKE NEAR LAKE COWICHAN, BC
• COWICHAN RIVER AT LAKE COWICHAN, BC
• COWICHAN RIVER NEAR DUNCAN, BC
• DEAN RIVER BELOW TANSWANKET CREEK, BC
• DORE RIVER NEAR MCBRIDE, BC
• ELAHO RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH, BC
• ELK RIVER ABOVE CAMPBELL LAKE, BC
• ELK RIVER AT FERNIE, BC
• ELK RIVER BELOW ELKO DAM, BC
• ENGLISHMAN RIVER NEAR PARKSVILLE, BC
• FINLAY RIVER ABOVE AKIE RIVER, BC
• FRASER RIVER ABOVE TEXAS CREEK, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT DEAS ISLAND TUNNEL, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT HANSARD, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT HOPE, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT MCBRIDE, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT MISSION, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT PORT MANN PUMPING STATION, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT RED PASS, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT SHELLEY, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT SOUTH FORT GEORGE, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT STEVESTON, BC
• FRASER RIVER AT WHONNOCK, BC
• FRASER RIVER NEAR MARGUERITE, BC
• GOLD RIVER BELOW UCONA RIVER, BC
• GRANBY RIVER NEAR GRAND FORKS, BC
• HARRIS CREEK NEAR LAKE COWICHAN, BC
• HEBER RIVER NEAR GOLD RIVER, BC
• HOMATHKO RIVER AT THE MOUTH, BC
• HURLEY RIVER BELOW LONE GOAT CREEK, BC
• KICKING HORSE RIVER AT GOLDEN, BC
• KLINAKLINI RIVER EAST CHANNEL (MAIN) NEAR THE MOUTH, BC
• KOOTENAY RIVER AT FORT STEELE, BC
• KOOTENAY RIVER AT KOOTENAY CROSSING, BC
• LILLOOET RIVER NEAR PEMBERTON, BC
• NANAIMO RIVER NEAR CASSIDY, BC
• NASS RIVER ABOVE SHUMAL CREEK, BC
• NORTH THOMPSON RIVER AT BIRCH ISLAND, BC
• NORTH THOMPSON RIVER AT MCLURE, BC
• OKANAGAN RIVER AT PENTICTON, BC
• OKANAGAN RIVER NEAR OLIVER, BC
• OYSTER RIVER BELOW WOODHUS CREEK, BC
• QUESNEL RIVER AT LIKELY, BC
• QUESNEL RIVER NEAR QUESNEL, BC
• QUINSAM RIVER AT ARGONAUT BRIDGE, BC
• QUINSAM RIVER NEAR CAMPBELL RIVER, BC
• SALMO RIVER NEAR SALMO, BC
• SALMON RIVER ABOVE CAMPBELL LAKE DIVERSION, BC
• SALMON RIVER NEAR SAYWARD, BC
• SARITA RIVER NEAR BAMFIELD, BC
• SEYMOUR RIVER BELOW ORCHID CREEK, BC
• SEYMOUR RIVER NEAR NORTH VANCOUVER, BC
• SEYMOUR RIVER NEAR SEYMOUR ARM, BC
• SHUSWAP RIVER AT OUTLET OF SUGAR LAKE RESERVOIR, BC
• SHUSWAP RIVER NEAR ENDERBY, BC
• SHUSWAP RIVER NEAR LUMBY, BC
• SIMILKAMEEN RIVER AT PRINCETON, BC
• SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR HEDLEY, BC
• SKAGIT RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL LINE, BC
• SKEENA RIVER ABOVE BABINE RIVER, BC
• SKEENA RIVER AT GLEN VOWELL, BC
• SKEENA RIVER AT USK, BC
• SLESSE CREEK NEAR VEDDER CROSSING, BC
• SLOCAN RIVER NEAR CRESCENT VALLEY, BC
• SOUTH THOMPSON RIVER AT CHASE, BC
• SPILLIMACHEEN R NEAR SPILLIMACHEEN, BC
• SQUAMISH RIVER NEAR BRACKENDALE, BC
• STAVE RIVER ABOVE STAVE LAKE, BC
• STAWAMUS RIVER AT HIGHWAY NO. 99, BC
• STIKINE RIVER AT TELEGRAPH CREEK, BC
• TASEKO RIVER AT OUTLET OF TASEKO LAKES, BC
• THEODOSIA RIVER DIVERSION ABOVE OLSEN LAKE, BC
• THEODOSIA RIVER DIVERSION BYPASS, BC
• THOMPSON RIVER NEAR SPENCES BRIDGE, BC
• TOFINO CREEK NEAR THE MOUTH, BC
• TSOLUM RIVER NEAR COURTENAY, BC
• TULAMEEN RIVER AT PRINCETON, BC
• TULAMEEN RIVER BELOW VUICH CREEK, BC
• UPPER CAMPBELL LAKE AT STRATHCONA DAM, BC