Methow River at Winthrop, WA

Eastern Washington · USGS gauge 12448500 · Updated Oct 24, 3:19 AM PDT · USGS data, provisional

Fishable/Floatable206 cfs● steady (+0% in 24 h)

Reading time: Oct 24, 2:15 AM PDT · Provisional data

Flow is in a typical range for the date. Rivers are generally easiest to fish and float when they are near their normal flow, but this status says nothing about water clarity, hatches, hazards such as wood in the river, or dam releases.

Vs. normal for this date
10th percentile
Typical range (25th–75th)
231–338 cfs
Median for this date
279 cfs
7-day low / high
203 / 212 cfs

Plain-language explanation

Methow River at Winthrop is flowing at 206 cubic feet per second (cfs) as of Oct 24, 2:15 AM PDT. That is on the low side for this time of year: lower than about 90% of the daily flows this gauge has recorded for this date (give or take 7 days) over 39 years of record (1912–2026).

The middle half of those historical flows runs from 231 to 338 cfs, with a median of 279 cfs; the lowest 10% of days are at or below 206 cfs and the highest 10% at or above 532 cfs.

Over the last 24 hours the flow has been steady (+0.0%). In the last 7 days it ranged from 203 to 212 cfs.

Why this status: Flow is within the range this gauge normally sees at this time of year (or the deviation is too small in absolute terms to matter).

7-day trend

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Hourly flow in cfs, Pacific time. The shaded band is the typical range (25th–75th percentile) for this date, shown when it falls within the chart.

Day (Pacific)Mean cfsPercentileStatus that day
Sun Oct 1820813thFishable/Floatable
Mon Oct 1920713thFishable/Floatable
Tue Oct 2020713thFishable/Floatable
Wed Oct 2120712thFishable/Floatable
Thu Oct 2220711thFishable/Floatable
Fri Oct 2320610thFishable/Floatable
Sat Oct 24 (so far)20510thToo low

Seasonal context

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Shaded band: 10th–90th percentile of daily flows through the year; dashed line: median. Log scale. Dot: today's flow. Based on 39 years of USGS daily data (1912–2026).

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About this gauge

USGS site
USGS-12448500
USGS name
Methow River At Winthrop, Wa
Drainage area
1,007 sq mi
Location
48.4735, -120.1773
Record in this analysis
1912–2026

Typical uses

fly fishingrafting

Notes: Largely free-flowing; snowmelt-driven. (Hand-written general note, not from USGS data.)

Data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Readings are provisional and subject to revision. Flowcast statuses are automated comparisons with each gauge's own history, not safety ratings or fishing reports. Check local conditions, weather, regulations and closures before you go. Rivers can change quickly.

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