It can be very helpful to know the Stream Flow Rate before you go steelheading. An easy way to get a reading on many waters is to use Real-Time Flow Data provided the USGS. TSS has conveniently organized the data into an easy-to-use format. Simply select a river/stream from the menus below...data will appear in a new pop-up window.

Illinois Flow Data USGS Water Resources of IL	Indiana Flow Data -Trail Creek at MC Harbor -Deep R. at Hobart -Grand Calumet at Gary -Little Cal nr Porter -St Joe at Niles -St Joseph R. at Elkhart -St Joseph at Mottville Elkhart R at Goshen -Juday Creek	Michigan Flow Data LP Tributaries to Lake Michigan -Bear Cr nr Muskegon -Macatawa nr Zeeland -S BR Black R nr Bangor -St Joe At Niles -Paw Paw At Riverside -Grand R at Jackson -Grand R nr Eaton Rapids -Red Cedar R at E Lansing -Flat R at Smyrna -Grand R at Grand Rapids -Houghton Lake, Houghton -Muskegon R at Evart -L Muskegon R near Oak Gr -Muskegon R nr Croton -White R nr Whitehall -PM nr Scottville -Manistee R nr Sherman -Manistee R nr Mesick -Manistee R nr Wellston -Pine R nr Hoxeyville -Platte R nr Honor -Boardman R at Brown Br -Boardman R at Traverse LP Tributaries to Lake Huron -Pine R nr Rudyard -Sturgeon R. at Wolverine -Pigeon R nr Vanderbilt -Lake St Helen at S Helen -Au Sable R nr Red Oak -Au Sable R. at Mio -Au Sable nr Curtisville -Au Sable R. nr Au Sable -Rifle R nr Sterling -Shiawassee R at Owosso -S Br Flint R nr Columb. -Thread Creek n Flint -Flint R nr Flint -Chippewa R nr M Pleasant -Pine R at Alma -Tittabawassee R at Mdlnd -Saginaw R at Saginaw LP Tributaries to L Erie -River Raisin nr Manchester -Huron at Ann Arbor UP Tributaries to L Michigan -Mid Br Escanaba R at Humboldt -Escanaba R at Cornell -Schweitzer Res. nr Palmer -Schweitzer Cr nr Palmer -Ford River nr Hyde -Michigammee R Crystal Falls UP Tributaries to L Superior -Mid Br Ontonagon R n Rockland -Cisco Br Ontonagon R at Cisco -Sturgeon R nr Sidnaw -Trap Rock R nr Lake Linden -McClure Release nr Marquette -Sand R Wildlife Flooding -Tahquamenon R nr Paradise
Minnesota Flow Data USGS Water Resources of MN -Pigeon R nr Portage -Knife R nr Two Hrbs -St Louis R at Scanlon -Deer Cr nr Holyoke	New York Flow Data USGS Water Resources of NY NY Tributaries to Lake Erie -Cattaraugus Cr -Gowanda -Cayuga Cr nr Lancaster NY Tributaries to L Ontario -Oswego R at Oswego -Genesee R At Wellsvl -Genesee R At Portagevl -Salmon R At Pineville -Canaseraga Cr Abv Dansvl -Genesee R nr Mt Morris -Genesee R At Avon -Honeoye Cr -Honeoye Fls -Oatka Cr At Warsaw -Oatka Cr At Garbutt -Genesee R -Ballantyne B -Black Cr At Churchville -Sixmile Cr At Bethel Gr -Black R nr Boonville -Moose R At McKeever -Independence R -Donnat -Stillwtr Res nr Beaver R -Black R At Watertown	Ohio Flow Data USGS Water Resources of Ohio -Maumee R nr Defiance -Maumee R at Waterville -Portage R nr Elmore -Sandusky R nr Fremont -Huron R at Milan -Vermilion R At Vermilion -Chagrin at Willoughby -Cuyahoga R at Hiram Rpds -Cuyahoga R at Old Portage -Cuyahoga R at Independence -Grand R nr Painesville -Rocky River nr Berea -Lock 1 Outlet
Pennsylvania Flow Data USGS Water Resources of PA Brandy Run near Girard	Wisconsin Flow Data USGS Water Resources WI Lake Erie Basin USGS Rainfall Summary Table Lake Michigan Basin -Pike River -Root R at Racine -Oak Creek at S. Milwke -Kinnickinnic R-Milwke -Kewaunee R nr Kewaunee -Manitowoc R at Maintowoc -Otter Creek at Willow Rd -S Manitowoc R at Hayton -Sheboygan R at Shebygn -Cedar Cr nr Cedarburg -Milwaukee R at Milwke -Milwaukee R nr Cedrbrg -Menominee R Men. Falls -Underwood Cr at Wauwatosa Lake Superior Basin -Nemadji R nr S Superior -Boise Brule at Brule -Bad R nr Odanah -White R nr Ashland Menominee, Oconto, Peshtigo Basin -Popple R nr Fence -Pine R nr Florenece -Menominee R at Niagara -Menominee R nr Pembine -Menominee R nr McAllister -Peshtigo R nr Wabeno -Peshtigo R Porterfield -Peshtigo R at Peshtigo -Oconto R nr Gillett -Oconto R nr Oconto -Duck Creek nr Howard

Flow Data will appear in a new window, once you make a selection from the pull-down menus above.
Data provided by the USGS servers...they can be slow at times...be patient.

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