Klamath River (Seiad Valley)

Live conditions for Klamath River (Seiad Valley): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

1,190cfs→ lowcaution

Low and skinny at 1190 cfs — wadeable, fish the deeper holding water · 0% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp—

Stage2.13 ft

Engine callOFF 1190 cfs outside wade band 1200–2500

Gauge read 8:00 AM CDT · USGS 11520500. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Klamath River (Seiad Valley) is a freestone river in California, fished for steelhead, salmon. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Rocky Point River Access (Rocky Bar)ramp
Sluice Box River Accessramp
Seattle Creek River Accessramp
Portuguese Creek River Accessramp
Fort Goff Campground River Accesswalk in
Savage Rapids River Accesscarry
Seiad Valley Highway Bridgebridge
Copper Boat Rampramp

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Klamath River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in October:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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