Fishing waters
Tailwaters with live conditions
The river below a dam. Releases, not weather, decide the flow, and cold water drawn from depth keeps trout alive far south of where they could otherwise live.
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127 tailwaters
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama River below Millers FerryALALABAMA RIVER BELOW MILLERS FERRY L&D NR CAMDEN AL | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Allegheny River below Kinzua DamPAAllegheny River at Kinzua Dam, PA | 5,010 cfs | n/a | 59.5 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Ashuelot River below Surry Mountain DamNHASHUELOT RIVER BELOW SURRY MT DAM, NEAR KEENE, NH | 29 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Bear RiverWYBEAR RIVER BELOW PIXLEY DAM, NEAR COKEVILLE, WY | Gauge data pending | 1 | none yet | |||
| Big Muddy RiverILBIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL | 49 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Bighorn RiverMTBighorn R bl Yellowtail Afterbay Dam nr St. Xavier | 1,610 cfs | 13th | n/a | → steady | 5 | none yet |
| Bill Williams River below Alamo DamAZBILL WILLIAMS RIVER BELOW ALAMO DAM, AZ | 12 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Black Warrior River below Bankhead Lock and DamALBLACK WARRIOR R BL BANKHEAD L&D NEAR BESSEMER AL | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Black Warrior River below Selden DamALBLACK WARRIOR RIVER BELOW SELDEN DAM NR EUTAW, AL | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Blue River below Green Mountain ReservoirCOBLUE RIVER BELOW GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CO | 95 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 1 | none yet |
| Boulder Creek below Boulder LakeWYBoulder Creek bl Boulder Lake, nr Boulder, WY | 16 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Bradley River below Bradley Lake DamAKBRADLEY R BL DAM NR HOMER AK | 30 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Broad RiverSCBROAD RIVER BELOW NEAL SHOALS RES NR CARLISLE, SC | 1,010 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Carson RiverNVCARSON RV BLW LAHONTAN RESERVOIR NR FALLON, NV | 208 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Castle CreekSDCASTLE CREEK BELOW DEERFIELD DAM, SD | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Catawba RiverNCCATAWBA R AT SR1223 BL LK JAMES NR BRIDGEWATER, NC | 102 cfs | n/a | 66 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Catawba RiverSCCATAWBA RIVER BL LAKE WYLIE DAM FEWELL ISLAND, SC | 1,210 cfs | n/a | 67.1 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Chattahoochee RiverGACHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA | 606 cfs | 11th | 51.4 F | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Chena River below Moose Creek DamAKCHENA R BL MOOSE C DAM AK | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Chippewa RiverWICHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW DELLS DAM AT EAU CLAIRE, WI | 2,150 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 1 | none yet |
| Cimarron RiverNMCIMARRON RIVER BELOW EAGLE NEST DAM, NM | 20 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Colorado River (Lees Ferry)AZCOLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, AZ | 5,100 cfs | 10th | 59.2 F | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Conecuh River below Point A DamALCONECUH RIVER BEL PT A DAM NR RIVER FALLS, AL. | 38 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Contoocook River below Hopkinton DamNHCONTOOCOOK R BL HOPKINTON DAM AT W HOPKINTON, NH | 237 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Costilla CreekNMCOSTILLA CREEK BELOW COSTILLA DAM, NM | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Cumberland RiverKYCUMBERLAND RIVER AT BURKESVILLE, KY | 4,180 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Cumberland River below Cordell Hull DamTNCUMBERLAND RIVER BELOW CORDELL HULL DAM, TN | Gauge data pending | 1 | none yet | |||
| Deerfield RiverMADEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA | 195 cfs | 11th | n/a | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Deschutes RiverORDESCHUTES RIVER NEAR MADRAS, OR | 3,910 cfs | 18th | 54 F | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Eagle CreekINEAGLE CREEK BELOW RESERVOIR AT INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 9 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| East Branch Penobscot River below Grand Lake MatagamonMEE. Br. Penobscot River below Grand Lake Matagamon | 177 cfs | n/a | 46.2 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| East Fork Black River below Taum Sauk ReservoirMOE. Fk. Black R. bl Lower Taum Sauk Reservoir | 8 cfs | n/a | 65.5 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Farmington RiverCTFARMINGTON RIVER AT TARIFFVILLE, CT | 391 cfs | 23rd | n/a | → steady | 3 | none yet |
| Fryingpan RiverCOFRYINGPAN RIVER NEAR RUEDI, CO. | 45 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Gauley River below Summersville DamWVGAULEY RIVER BELOW SUMMERSVILLE DAM, WV | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Green RiverUTGREEN RIVER NEAR GREENDALE, UT | 2,200 cfs | 72nd | 52.3 F | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Green River (Wyoming)WYGREEN RIVER BELOW FONTENELLE RESERVOIR, WY | 689 cfs | 21st | 51.8 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Guadalupe RiverTXGuadalupe Rv at Sattler, TX | 103 cfs | 31st | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Gunnison RiverCOGUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL, CO | 222 cfs | 14th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Gunpowder FallsMDGUNPOWDER FALLS AT GLENCOE, MD | 66 cfs | 10th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Henrys ForkIDHENRYS FORK NR ISLAND PARK ID | 84 cfs | 12th | n/a | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Iowa RiverIAIowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA | 2,520 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Jackson RiverVAJACKSON RIVER BL GATHRIGHT DAM NR HOT SPGS, VA | 167 cfs | 67th | 58.3 F | ↓ falling | 1 | none yet |
| Kaukonahua Stream below Wahiawa ReservoirHIKaukonahua Stream blw Wahiawa Reservoir, Oahu, HI | 37 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Lake Fork RiverUTLAKE FORK RIVER BL MOON LAKE NR MOUNTAIN HOME, UT | 7 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Lehigh River below Francis E. Walter DamPALehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA | 245 cfs | n/a | 48.7 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Levisa Fork below Fishtrap DamKYLEVISA FORK BELOW FISHTRAP DAM NEAR MILLARD, KY | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Licking RiverOHLicking River bl Dillon Dam near Dillon Falls OH | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Little Red RiverARLittle Red River near Dewey, AR | 130 cfs | 21st | 59 F | ↓ falling | 5 | none yet |
| Little Sandy River below Grayson DamKYLITTLE SANDY RIVER BELOW GRAYSON DAM NEAR LEON, KY | 39 cfs | n/a | 63.7 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Little Truckee River below Boca DamCALITTLE TRUCKEE R BL BOCA DAM NR TRUCKEE CA | 137 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Lower Mountain Fork RiverOKMountain Fork near Eagletown, OK | 148 cfs | 18th | 69.3 F | ↓ falling | 2 | none yet |
| Lower Sacramento RiverCASACRAMENTO R A KESWICK CA | 5,400 cfs | 34th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Madison River below Hebgen LakeMTMadison River bl Hebgen Lake nr Grayling MT | 641 cfs | n/a | 49.1 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Mahoning RiverOHMahoning River bl Berlin Dam nr Berlin Center OH | 14 cfs | n/a | 59.2 F | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Middle Tyger RiverSCMIDDLE TYGER RIVER BELOW LYMAN LAKE, NR GREER, SC | 22 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Millers Ferry TailwaterALALABAMA RIVER AT MILLERS FERRY DAM, NR. CAMDEN, AL | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Minnehaha Creek below Grays Bay DamMNMINNEHAHA CREEK BLW GRAYS BAY DAM IN MINNETONKA MN | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Missouri RiverMTMissouri River bl Holter Dam nr Wolf Cr MT | 2,840 cfs | 9th | 50.5 F | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Mohawk RiverNYMOHAWK RIVER BELOW DELTA DAM NEAR ROME NY | 101 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek DamOHMosquito Creek bl Mosquito Ck Dam nr Cortland OH | 10 cfs | n/a | 57.2 F | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Muscoot RiverNYMUSCOOT RIVER BELOW DAM AT AMAWALK NY | 11 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Nacimiento RiverCANACIMIENTO R BL NACIMIENTO DAM NR BRADLEY CA | 63 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Nolichucky River below Nolichucky DamTNNOLICHUCKY RIVER BELOW NOLICHUCKY DAM, TN | 546 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| North Fork Red River below Altus DamOKNorth Fork Red River blw Altus Dam nr Lugert, OK | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| North Platte River below Whalen Diversion DamWYNORTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW WHALEN DIVERSION DAM, WY | 8 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| North Saluda RiverSCN. SALUDA RIVER BL N. SALUDA RES. ABOVE SLATER, SC | 7 cfs | n/a | 50.5 F | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Nubanusit Brook below MacDowell DamNHNUBANUSIT BK BLW MACDOWELL DAM NR PETERBOROUGH NH | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Ogden River below Pineview ReservoirUTOGDEN RIVER BL PINEVIEW RES NR HUNTSVILLE, UT | 82 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Owyhee RiverOROWYHEE RIVER BELOW OWYHEE DAM, OR | 28 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 3 | none yet |
| Pacolet RiverSCPACOLET RIVER BELOW LAKE BLALOCK NEAR COWPENS, SC | 98 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Patuxent RiverMDPatuxent River below Brighton Dam near Brighton MD | 65 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Pee Dee RiverNCPEE DEE R AT HWY731 BL LK TILLERY NR NORWOOD, NC | 571 cfs | n/a | 66.2 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Piru CreekCAPIRU CREEK BELOW SANTA FELICIA DAM CA | 12 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Piscataquog RiverNHPISCATAQUOG RIVER BL EVERETT DAM, NR E WEARE, NH | 25 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Pohopoco CreekPAPohopoco Cr bl Beltzville Dam nr Parryville, PA | 65 cfs | n/a | 47.1 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Pound River below Flannagan DamVAPOUND RIVER BELOW FLANNAGAN DAM, NEAR HAYSI, VA | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Prosser CreekCAPROSSER C BL PROSSER C DAM NR TRUCKEE CA | 74 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Provo RiverUTPROVO RIVER NEAR CHARLESTON, UT | 185 cfs | 75th | 48.7 F | ↑ rising | 4 | none yet |
| Purgatoire River below Trinidad LakeCOPURGATOIRE RIVER BELOW TRINIDAD LAKE, CO. | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Quinebaug RiverMAQUINEBAUG R BL E BRIMFIELD DAM AT FISKDALE, MA | 26 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Rapid Creek below Pactola DamSDRAPID CREEK BELOW PACTOLA DAM, SD | 17 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Raystown Branch Juniata RiverPARays Br Juniata R bl Rays Dam nr Huntingdon, PA | 2,570 cfs | n/a | 60.1 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Rio Chama below Abiquiu DamNMRIO CHAMA BELOW ABIQUIU DAM, NM | 506 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Rio Chama below El Vado DamNMRIO CHAMA BELOW EL VADO DAM, NM | 2,610 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Rio Grande below Elephant Butte DamNMRIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM | 3 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Rio NambeNMRIO NAMBE BELOW NAMBE FALLS DAM NEAR NAMBE, NM | 44 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Rockaway RiverNJRockaway River below Reservoir at Boonton NJ | 13 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Ruby RiverMTRuby River below reservoir near Alder, MT | 45 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Salmon RiverNYSALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY | 240 cfs | 6th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Salt River below Stewart Mountain DamAZSALT RIVER BLW STEWART MOUNTAIN DAM, AZ | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Saluda RiverSCSALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIA, SC | 1,820 cfs | 66th | 61.7 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| San Joaquin RiverCASAN JOAQUIN R BL FRIANT CA | 410 cfs | n/a | 57.7 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| San Juan RiverNMSAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM | 1,210 cfs | 83rd | 50 F | ↑ rising | 5 | none yet |
| Santa Clara River below Winsor DamUTSANTA CLARA RIV BLW WINSOR DAM, NR SANTA CLARA, UT | 1,940 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Santa Ynez RiverCASANTA YNEZ R BL GIBRALTAR DAM NR SANTA BARBARA CA | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Saugatuck RiverCTSAUGATUCK R BELOW SAUGATUCK RES NR LYONS PLAIN, CT | 11 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Savage RiverMDSAVAGE RIV BL SAVAGE RIV DAM NEAR BLOOMINGTON, MD | 73 cfs | 51st | 57.4 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Sheyenne River below Baldhill DamNDSHEYENNE RIVER BELOW BALDHILL DAM, ND | 111 cfs | n/a | 50.4 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Sheyenne River below Devils Lake OutletNDSHEYENNE R BL DEVILS LK STATE OUTLET NR BREMEN, ND | 26 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| South Fork Boise RiverIDSF BOISE RIVER AT ANDERSON RANCH DAM ID | 295 cfs | n/a | 51.3 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| South Fork Ogden RiverUTSOUTH FK OGDEN R BL CAUSEY RES NR HUNTSVILLE, UTAH | 7 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| South Fork Snake RiverIDSNAKE RIVER NR HEISE ID | 2,110 cfs | 26th | n/a | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| South Platte RiverCOSOUTH PLATTE RIVER BLW BRUSH CRK NEAR TRUMBULL, CO | 62 cfs | 10th | n/a | ↓ falling | 5 | none yet |
| Spokane RiverWASPOKANE RIVER BELOW NINE MILE DAM AT SPOKANE, WA | 2,220 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Sultan RiverWASULTAN RIVER BELOW DIVERSION DAM NEAR SULTAN, WA | 158 cfs | n/a | 46.6 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Swift RiverMASWIFT RIVER AT WEST WARE, MA | 122 cfs | 77th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Tennessee-Tombigbee WaterwayMSTENN-TOM WW BELOW JAMIE WHITTEN L&D NR DENNIS, MS | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Tombigbee River below Coffeeville Lock and DamALTOMBIGBEE R BL COFFEEVILLE L&D NEAR COFFEEVILLE | 2,360 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Truckee River below Derby DamNVTRUCKEE RV BLW DERBY DAM NR WADSWORTH, NV | 370 cfs | n/a | 50.7 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Tulpehocken CreekPATulpehocken Cr at Blue Marsh Damsite near Reading | 153 cfs | n/a | 56.7 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Tuolumne RiverCATUOLUMNE R BL LAGRANGE DAM NR LAGRANGE CA | 193 cfs | n/a | 54.1 F | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Uncompahgre RiverCOUNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO | 252 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 3 | none yet |
| Verde RiverAZVERDE RIVER BELOW BARTLETT DAM, AZ | 33,500 cfs | n/a | 70 F | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Watauga RiverTNWATAUGA RIVER AT ELIZABETHTON, TN | 294 cfs | 9th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Wateree River TailraceSCLAKE WATEREE TAILRACE ABOVE CAMDEN, SC | 3,510 cfs | n/a | 67.3 F | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| West Branch Croton RiverNYW BR CROTON RIVER BELOW DAM NEAR KENT CLIFFS NY | 12 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| West Branch Delaware RiverNYWEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT HALE EDDY NY | 942 cfs | 77th | 52.5 F | ↑ rising | 5 | none yet |
| West Fork River below Stonewall Jackson DamWVWEST FORK R BL STONEWALL JACKSON DAM NR WESTON, WV | 192 cfs | n/a | 61.3 F | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| West Fork San Jacinto RiverTXW Fk San Jacinto Rv bl Lk Conroe nr Conroe, TX | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| West RiverVTWEST RIVER BELOW TOWNSHEND DAM NEAR TOWNSHEND, VT | 107 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| West RiverMAWEST RIVER BELOW WEST HILL DAM, NR UXBRIDGE, MA | 4 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| White RiverARWhite River near Norfork, AR | 1,230 cfs | 12th | n/a | → steady | 5 | none yet |
| Wisconsin River Castle Rock TailwaterWIWISCONSIN R BELOW CASTLE ROCK DAM NR MAUSTON, WI | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Yadkin River below W. Kerr Scott DamNCYADKIN RIVER BL W KERR SCOTT DAM NEAR BUCK, NC | 305 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Youghiogheny RiverPAYoughiogheny River below Confluence, PA | 1,140 cfs | 59th | 59.9 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Yuba RiverCAYUBA R NR MARYSVILLE CA | 528 cfs | 23rd | n/a | ↓ falling | 1 | none yet |