Walnut Creek Steelhead Conditions
Low and clear. Fish are easy to spook and tend to hold in the deeper pools. Needs rain.
Flow, last 7 days
Next bump
No real rain in the next 36 hours.
About the Walnut Creek
- Stocked
- Part of PFBC's 1,000,000+ yearly Lake Erie stocking
- Managed by
- PA Fish and Boat Commission
- Gauge
- Gauge near Erie (USGS 04213152)
- Gauge record since
- 2009
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Is the Walnut Creek fishable today?
As of Oct 13, 10:30 PM the Walnut Creek is low & clear: 8.9 cfs against a normal of about 16 cfs for this date, steady. Low and clear. Fish are easy to spook and tend to hold in the deeper pools. Needs rain.
How high is the Walnut Creek right now?
8.9 cubic feet per second (gage height 3.2 ft), about 56% of the median flow for this date. The 7-day high was 10 cfs on Oct 7, 1:00 AM.
What is the Walnut Creek water temperature?
66°F at the gauge. Steelhead are most active roughly between the high 30s and mid 50s; below about 35°F fishing slows sharply.
How many steelhead are stocked in the Walnut Creek?
Part of PFBC's 1,000,000+ yearly Lake Erie stocking, managed by PA Fish and Boat Commission. 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 Walnut Creek gauge?
Gauge near Erie, USGS site 04213152, with daily records back to 2009. The gauge reports flow, gage height, water temperature and turbidity every 15 minutes.
Other Lake Erie steelhead streams
Flow, gage height, temperature and turbidity: U.S. Geological Survey real-time gauge 04213152, provisional and subject to revision. Rain: National Weather Service. Stocking: PA Fish and Boat Commission. Lake Erie Pulse reports water conditions, not fish.