Rocky River Steelhead Conditions
Flow is close to normal for the date. Good conditions.
Flow, last 7 days
Next bump
A little rain coming (~0.1″), probably not enough to change much.
About the Rocky River
- Stocked
- 90,000 yearlings each spring
- Managed by
- Ohio Division of Wildlife
- Gauge
- Gauge at Berea (USGS 04201500)
- Gauge record since
- 1924
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Is the Rocky River fishable today?
As of Oct 13, 8:30 PM the Rocky River is in shape: 68 cfs against a normal of about 38 cfs for this date, steady. Flow is close to normal for the date. Good conditions.
How high is the Rocky River right now?
68 cubic feet per second (gage height 5.4 ft), about 180% of the median flow for this date. The 7-day high was 76 cfs on Oct 11, 5:00 PM.
What is the Rocky River water temperature?
The Rocky River gauge has a temperature sensor but it is not reporting right now.
How many steelhead are stocked in the Rocky River?
90,000 yearlings each spring, managed by Ohio Division of Wildlife. Stocked yearlings spend one to two years in Lake Erie before returning to the stream as adults, so each spring's stocking shows up as the next falls' runs.
Where is the Rocky River gauge?
Gauge at Berea, USGS site 04201500, with daily records back to 1924. The gauge reports flow, gage height, water temperature every 15 minutes.
Other Lake Erie steelhead streams
Flow, gage height, temperature and turbidity: U.S. Geological Survey real-time gauge 04201500, provisional and subject to revision. Rain: National Weather Service. Stocking: Ohio Division of Wildlife. Lake Erie Pulse reports water conditions, not fish.