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Know before you float. Every river, live.

Real-time USGS flow data turned into plain-language float ratings for kayaks, canoes, rafts and tubes — river by river, state by state. Stop guessing before you strap the boats on and drive an hour to a river that's too low to float or too dangerous to run.

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2,198RIVERS TRACKED
3,689MAPPED GAUGES
9,358GAUGES INCLUDED
50STATES LIVE
The rivers, live

Every river we track, on the map

Fifty states, each color-coded by state — 2,198 tracked rivers on a real map, every dot a live USGS gauge with kayak, raft and tube float ratings. Tap any river to open its live dashboard.

Each dot is a live USGS gauge, colored by state — tap any river to open its live dashboard with current flow, safety rating, and what's running.
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How it works

One live engine, built for anyone floating the water.

Pick a state, pick a river, and every dashboard runs the same way: we pull the live reading from that river's USGS gauge every few minutes, measure it against float bands estimated from decades of flow history, and turn it into a plain-language rating — too low, good float, high & pushy, or dangerous. Flip the craft toggle and the whole dashboard re-rates for tube, kayak/canoe, or raft. Bands are statistical estimates — verify against local outfitters and American Whitewater before you commit.

50STATES · 2,200 RIVERS LIVE
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Where we're headed

All fifty states live.

Every state runs the same live-gauge engine, the same craft-band float model, and the same community-intel loop — pick yours and see what's floatable right now.

Alabama
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Top floats: Sipsey Fork · Cahaba River · Locust Fork
45 rivers · 70 gauges tracked
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Alaska
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Top floats: Kenai River · Kvichak River · Situk River
42 rivers · 47 gauges tracked
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Arizona
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Top floats: Colorado River at Lees Ferry · Oak Creek · Lower Salt River
26 rivers · 40 gauges tracked
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Arkansas
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Top floats: White River · Buffalo River · Little Red River
35 rivers · 56 gauges tracked
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California
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Top floats: Lower Sacramento River · Trinity River · Upper Sacramento River
55 rivers · 90 gauges tracked
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Colorado
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Top floats: South Platte River · Arkansas River · Fryingpan River
46 rivers · 85 gauges tracked
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Connecticut
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Top floats: Farmington River · Housatonic River · Connecticut River
39 rivers · 57 gauges tracked
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Delaware
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Top floats: White Clay Creek · Nanticoke River · Brandywine Creek
12 rivers · 14 gauges tracked
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Florida
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Top floats: Suwannee River · St. Johns River · Santa Fe River
57 rivers · 91 gauges tracked
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Georgia
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Top floats: Chattahoochee River · Toccoa River · Flint River
51 rivers · 93 gauges tracked
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Hawaii
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Top floats: Kaukonahua Stream / Wahiawā (Lake Wilson) · Kawaikoi Stream (Kōkeʻe) · Wailua River
14 rivers · 18 gauges tracked
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Idaho
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Top floats: Henry's Fork · South Fork Snake River · Silver Creek
47 rivers · 72 gauges tracked
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Illinois
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Top floats: Kankakee River · Fox River · Rock River
44 rivers · 84 gauges tracked
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Indiana
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Top floats: Sugar Creek · Tippecanoe River · St. Joseph River
45 rivers · 86 gauges tracked
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Iowa
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Top floats: Upper Iowa River · Mississippi River · Cedar River
40 rivers · 75 gauges tracked
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Kansas
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Top floats: Kansas River (Kaw) · Spring River · Arkansas River
36 rivers · 77 gauges tracked
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Kentucky
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Top floats: Cumberland River (Wolf Creek Dam Tailwater) · Elkhorn Creek · Green River
37 rivers · 56 gauges tracked
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Louisiana
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Top floats: Red River · Bogue Chitto River · Atchafalaya River
40 rivers · 52 gauges tracked
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Maine
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Top floats: Kennebec River · Grand Lake Stream · St. Croix River
40 rivers · 55 gauges tracked
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Maryland
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Top floats: Gunpowder Falls · Savage River · Potomac River
41 rivers · 52 gauges tracked
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Massachusetts
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Top floats: Deerfield River · Swift River · Connecticut River
34 rivers · 53 gauges tracked
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Michigan
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Top floats: Au Sable River · Pere Marquette River · Upper Manistee River
62 rivers · 87 gauges tracked
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Minnesota
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Top floats: Mississippi River · St. Croix River · Knife River
46 rivers · 72 gauges tracked
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Mississippi
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Top floats: Pearl River · Pascagoula River · Bogue Chitto
39 rivers · 63 gauges tracked
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Missouri
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Top floats: Current River · North Fork River · Eleven Point River
44 rivers · 94 gauges tracked
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Montana
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Top floats: Madison River · Missouri River (Upper) · Yellowstone River (Upper)
69 rivers · 128 gauges tracked
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Nebraska
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Top floats: Niobrara River · Platte River · Missouri River
43 rivers · 72 gauges tracked
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Nevada
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Top floats: Truckee River · East Walker River · East Fork Carson River
28 rivers · 44 gauges tracked
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New Hampshire
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Top floats: Upper Connecticut (Pittsburg) · Androscoggin River · Pemigewasset River
31 rivers · 52 gauges tracked
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New Jersey
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Top floats: Delaware River · South Branch Raritan River · Big Flat Brook
41 rivers · 69 gauges tracked
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New Mexico
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Top floats: San Juan River · Rio Grande (Taos Box) · Rio Chama
35 rivers · 68 gauges tracked
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New York
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Top floats: West Branch Delaware River · Salmon River · East Branch Delaware River
62 rivers · 104 gauges tracked
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North Carolina
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Top floats: Davidson River · Roanoke River · Nantahala River
59 rivers · 90 gauges tracked
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North Dakota
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Top floats: Missouri River · Red River of the North · Little Missouri River
28 rivers · 65 gauges tracked
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Ohio
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Top floats: Mad River · Maumee River · Little Miami River
70 rivers · 102 gauges tracked
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Oklahoma
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Top floats: Illinois River · Lower Illinois River · Mountain Fork
37 rivers · 72 gauges tracked
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Oregon
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Top floats: Deschutes River · Rogue River · North Umpqua River
59 rivers · 95 gauges tracked
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Pennsylvania
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Top floats: Spring Creek · Penns Creek · Susquehanna River
75 rivers · 135 gauges tracked
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Rhode Island
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Top floats: Wood River · Pawcatuck River · Blackstone River
16 rivers · 22 gauges tracked
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South Carolina
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Top floats: Chattooga River · Saluda River (Lake Murray Tailwater) · Broad River
37 rivers · 74 gauges tracked
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South Dakota
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Top floats: Rapid Creek · Spearfish Creek · Big Sioux River
33 rivers · 73 gauges tracked
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Tennessee
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Top floats: Little River · Caney Fork River · Duck River
37 rivers · 60 gauges tracked
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Texas
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Top floats: Guadalupe River · San Marcos River · Colorado River
58 rivers · 129 gauges tracked
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Utah
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Top floats: Green River · Provo River · Logan River
46 rivers · 79 gauges tracked
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Vermont
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Top floats: White River · Otter Creek · Winooski River
30 rivers · 43 gauges tracked
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Virginia
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Top floats: James River · Jackson River · New River
67 rivers · 117 gauges tracked
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Washington
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Top floats: Yakima River · Columbia River · Skagit River
79 rivers · 129 gauges tracked
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West Virginia
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Top floats: New River · Cranberry River · Greenbrier River
36 rivers · 63 gauges tracked
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Wisconsin
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Top floats: Bois Brule River · Menominee River · Wisconsin River
56 rivers · 90 gauges tracked
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Wyoming
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Top floats: Snake River · North Platte River · Green River
49 rivers · 75 gauges tracked
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The rollout continues state by state — see every live river on the map above.

What's actually here

Everything you'd check before you strap the boats on

Built from live federal gauge data plus real paddler intel — not a static "best floats" listicle.

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Live USGS flow data

Pulled directly from waterservices.usgs.gov, refreshed every 15 minutes — 3,694 gauges mapped behind our tracked rivers, and 9,358 USGS gauges included across all 50 states.

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Plain-language safety ratings

TOO LOW / GOOD FLOAT / HIGH & PUSHY / DANGEROUS — float bands estimated per gauge from USGS long-term flow percentiles, so you know whether it's a lazy float, a gravel drag, or a day to leave the boats on the truck.

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Per-craft ratings — tube, kayak, raft

The same river floats a kayak long before it floats a raft, and a tube's safe window is the narrowest of all. Every gauge carries separate bands for each craft.

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Safety, built in

PFD-first checklists, low-head dam and strainer warnings, cold-water rules, and seasonal float windows on every river page — because the rating is only half the answer.

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Statewide interactive map

Every gauge plotted, color-coded live by status, so you can scan a whole region at once instead of checking rivers one by one.

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Flow history & trend charts

Rising, falling, or holding steady — the number alone can lie mid-storm; the trend tells you what the river's about to do.

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Local weather module

Current conditions and the multi-day outlook at each gauge's exact location, pulled from api.weather.gov.

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Community intel — "Read the Water"

Gauges tell you the flow; people on the water tell you the truth. Real-time reports from paddlers and floaters who ran it an hour ago.

Reports

Two kinds of reports, working together

Automated flow reports keep the data honest. Paddler-submitted reports keep it real.

Mad River — Urbana, OH
Auto flow report · updated 15 min ago
SAFE
Au Sable — Mio, MI
Auto flow report · updated 15 min ago
CAUTION
"Dropped overnight, clean enough to run the canyon section"
Community report · Arkansas River, CO
INTEL
"Strainer river-wide below the Rt 9 bridge — portage river left"
Community report · White River, AR
HAZARD

How reports work

Every river page blends both sources so you're never relying on a number alone.

Auto flow reports — generated straight from the live USGS reading against that gauge's tuned safe/caution/limited thresholds.
Community intel — paddlers and floaters submit what they actually saw: water clarity, access issues, hazards and portages, whether the rating matched reality.
Trend flags — rising water on a "safe" reading gets flagged, because the number lies faster than the river changes.

Data · USGS Water Services + NWS
Not a substitute for judgment. Wear a PFD, portage every dam, never float flood water.

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