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Green River below Howard A Hanson Dam

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

53

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:27:49 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Green River below Howard A Hanson Dam
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Seattle Aqueduct 7380.jpg by Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

6 mph

gusting to 31 mph

Air temp

56°F

83% chance of rain

River flow

357 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 100

  • Tue

    42

  • Wed

    98

  • Thu

    100

    Best

  • Fri

    98

  • Sat

    100

  • Sun

    99

  • Mon

    100

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
7a429
8a832
9a935
10a1235
11a1235
12p1233
1p1231
2p1029
3p1030
4p1131
5p1030
6p923

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 357 cfs is 7% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 385 cfs, across 64 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 6 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Gusts — Gusting to 31 mph — 25 mph over sustained-20
  • Cold — 56°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-6
  • Rain — 83% chance in the next 6 hours-21

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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