Delaware River Report / Conditions May 10, 2019
The wind made yesterday a really tough one on the water. Some of those gusts had to be over 25 mph. At least the rain held off during the day. On a good note the flows are still dropping throughout the system despite the overnight rain. Everything looks good this morning. Today’s rain forecast has been reduced considerably and we should only see 1/4″ of rain spread out over 7 hours. The air temp will hit the low 70’s . It looks like a good day to be on the water. Hendricksons, caddis, blue quill spinners, and olives.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva – mostly spinners
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Dark Grannom – #16 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,570 cfs | 42° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,890 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 871 cfs | 45° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,930 cfs | 49° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,140 cfs | 49° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 666 cfs | 50° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 779 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 9, 2019
The wind held off for the most part yesterday so the fishing was back to normal and definitely better than Tuesday. Hendricksons and a good mix of caddis are making up the menu. There are some spinners out there (blue quill and hendricksons) plus the normal blue winged olives. If you’re heading down the Main far enough have a few gray fox and march browns on you just in case. We’re going to start off with sunshine this morning that should give way to clouds in the afternoon. It looks like the rain will hold off until after dark. We should see less than 1/4″ overnight. The air temp will be close to 60 degrees with wind from the South picking up as the front moves in. Not a bad looking day to be on the water.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,570 cfs | 43° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,920 cfs | 42° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 908 cfs | 45° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,060 cfs | 50° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,400 cfs | 51° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 735 cfs | 52° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 855 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 8, 2019
Fishing started off good yesterday with caddis and hendricksons hatching. The wind picked up in the afternoon making it difficult for the fish to eat on top and difficult for us to make the cast when we found them. people that stayed out of the wind or found breaks seemed to do well. Overall the morning reports were good but mixed in the afternoon. The main rivers are still high for wading but people are hitting them in spots. The Beaverkill / Willowemoc are better bets for wading right now. The tailwaters are dropping slowly. The rain forecast has been pushed back a day so hopefully that trend continues and it misses us completely. Wunderground shows today as sunny with a high of 62 degrees. Wind should be 8 – 10 mph from the North. If they’re right that’s way less wind than yesterday afternoon.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,590 cfs | 43° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,010 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 959 cfs | 45° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,240 cfs | 49° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,790 cfs | 49° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 842 cfs | 51° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 981 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 7, 2019
Yesterday was another good one to be on the water. The bugs were there and the fish were up. We had a little more sun that we wanted in the afternoon but it felt good to fish in a t shirt. The fish are getting a little more picky with all the traffic out there so presentation is becoming even more important. Hendricksons, blue quill, and some apple caddis. Definitely carry spinner patterns with you now.The flows are dropping back slowly. The Beaverkill dropped below 1,000 cfs offering some wade opportunities. Today looks nice at 71 degrees with some cloud cover. Winds will be 10 -15 from the South.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,670 cfs | 46° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,160 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,000 cfs | 45° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,380 cfs | 49° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,230 cfs | 50° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 935 cfs | 50° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 47° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,020 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.1% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 6, 2019
Yesterday fished well. Hendricksons, blue quills, and apple caddis (the caddis are on some sections of river- not others). The clouds stuck around all day and even when the sky looked really threatening the rain held off and the wind stayed low. Some of the fish are getting picky so presentation is playing a bigger role each day. We are finding some spinners so keep an eye out for spinner falls even during the hatch. Today’s forecast looks great. Winds light and variable, sunshine, and an air temp near 70 degrees. We’d like to see a few more clouds stick around but it’s going to be a beautiful day out there. We had just enough rain fall that the river flows are pretty much the same as yesterday morning.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,730 cfs | 47° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,280 cfs | 44° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,050 cfs | 46° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,600 cfs | 49° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,760 cfs | 49° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,100 cfs | 50° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 47° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,140 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 5, 2019
Yesterday was a good day on the river. We didn’t see blanket hatches but there were enough hendricksons and blue quills on the water to get the fish looking up. Some of the lower river sections had decent apple caddis hatches too. People were set up on fish most of the afternoon. Wathc the rise forms carefully. Some fish were eating emergers under the surface while others were concentrating on dead caddis. The hatches are overlapping now wiht quite a few different bugs coming off at the same time. Spinners are around too.
We have some light rain falling this morning but it shouldn’t be enough to move the river flows much. Total precipitation should be around .18″. Wind will be 4 – 5 mph from the South with an air temp of 60 degrees. It looks like another really good day to be on the water.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,730 cfs | 48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,290 cfs | 44° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,000 cfs | 46° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,330 cfs | 51° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,270 cfs | 50° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,060 cfs | 52° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 47° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,110 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 4, 2019
Yesterday was an absolutely awesome day to be on the water. It really didn’t seem to matter what section of river you were on- there were bugs and fish rising consistently. Hendricksons and blue quills with a fair number of caddis were hatching. We were hit by two rain showers that did not seem to affect the fishing at all. Both were heavy but short. The rivers had a bit of color in them after the morning storm but that didn’t slow down the bugs or fish. We had more rain overnight so the flows are up a bit this morning. The West Branch looks clear and fine this morning. Keep an eye on the graphs today especially if you’re planning to wade. That’s still tough on the bigger rivers but possible on the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. Today looks really great with good cloud cover, light wind from the North, and an air temp hitting 62.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,710 cfs | 45° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,450 cfs | 44° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,020 cfs | 46° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,350 cfs | 49° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,270 cfs | 48° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 972 cfs | 50° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 47° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,310 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 3, 2019
It was really nice fishing in a t shirt yesterday afternoon. That was a great day to be on the water. Decent hendricksons and blue quills,- plus the caddis hatch is starting. The fish were happy for most of the day. A lot of people took advantage of the weather report and were rewarded. Today will be nice with the air temp in the low 60’s, decent cloud cover, and some scattered showers in the afternoon. We’ll have some rain moving in but the majority of it should fall after dark. We may see half an inch but hopefully some of the storms slip below us. The trees are really leafing out now so hopefully they will suck up a lot of water- plus offer some wind protection from here forward. Winds around 7 mph from the South. Sounds like another good day. The flows are dropping. We’d like to see them come down a bit more to open up more wading opportunities but there are a few people out there trying it in spots.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,750 cfs | 49° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,160 cfs | 44° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 914 cfs | 46° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,120 cfs | 49° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,760 cfs | 49° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 803 cfs | 50° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 957 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.9% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.1% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 2, 2019
Yesterday’s wind gusts were a bit higher than we originally saw in the forecast but the bugs hatched and the fish were happy. There were some calmer periods that fished well and a few times the wind gusts made things diffcult. Hendricksons and blue quills made up most of the menu. If Wunderground’s forecast is even close to correct today should be really good. The air temp should hit 70 degrees, cloud cover, .01″ of rain, and wind 5 mph from the North. That great a forecast gives them a huge margin of error to work with and still have great weather out there. The Beaverkill flow at Cooks Falls is 888 cfs and still falling. There is water that works well for waders at these levels. A few people are even getting out in some spots on the West Branch and Upper Mainstem.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,890 cfs | 48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,360 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,040 cfs | 44° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,330 cfs | 46° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,320 cfs | 46° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 888 cfs | 46° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,060 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.2% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.4% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 1, 2019
There were Hendricksons, blue quills and caddis hatching yesterday. The fish were eating them. The fishing was a little slower than Monday but it was still really good. There was a decent number of bugs and fish. You can get spoiled and picky up here. Yesterday’s cooler water temperatures may have held some of the hatching back. The nice thing about the Spring mayflies is they are hardy. Once the start hatching the intensity of the hatch will vary day to day but they will keep hatching. Today looks similar to yesterday with good cloud cover and an air temp in the low to mid 50’s. Winds will be 12 from the South. We’re going to warm up a bit beginning tomorrow with some chances of rain over the weekend. The Beaverkill has dropped below 1,000 cfs so there are places to wade over there. The main rivers are dropping slowly as the the runoff and spills subside.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,040 cfs | 48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,580 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,220 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,620 cfs | 46° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,950 cfs | 45° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 991 cfs | 46° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,200 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions April 30, 2019
It took a little while for things to get going yesterday but once it warmed up the bugs hatched in good numbers and the fish ate. Hendricksons, blue quills, and some caddis were on the menu. We’re starting to see some spinners a little before dark. On a warm day they may even fall in the afternoon so look at the rise forms carefully. April has had some pretty wild weather but we are finishing on a high note. We’ll be close to 60 degrees today, cloudy, winds of 5 – 10 mph out of the North. This should be a great day to be on the water. We had some light rain overnight into this morning but it wasn’t enough to change the flows. All of the rivers are still dropping slowly. The Beaverkill bumped slightly and is at 1,100 cfs. Wading is best on the upper reaches of the Willowemoc and Beaverkill. The main Beaverkill should be in decent shape in the next day or two.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,160 cfs | 48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,800 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,420 cfs | 43° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,890 cfs | 46° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 6,520 cfs | 46° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,100 cfs | 46° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,330 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions April 29, 2019
The rain was light but pretty steady for most of yesterday. And the bugs hatched again in the afternoon. Overall the people who braved the weather were rewarded. Streamers worked but a lot of fish were caught on top in the afternoon. Hendricksons, blue Quills, and a few Quill Gordons were hatching. You will see some little black caddis and stoneflies but most of the fish seem to be looking for the mayflies. Many others of us were waiting for the much, much nicer weather today will bring. Today will reach the mid 50’s, sunshine, with winds around 5 mph. Hopefully we’ve seen the last of the frost and snow. The long range shows pretty nice temperatures coming our way. The main rivers are still too high to wade but some up the upper reaches of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc should be fine. The flows are dropping slowly due to yesterdays rain but are headed in the right direction.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,270 cfs | 45° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,000 cfs | 42° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,560 cfs | 41° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,380 cfs | 42° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,660 cfs | 43° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,270 cfs | 42° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 42° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,540 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.2% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |