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Trout Creek near Trout Creek

Live conditions for this USGS-monitored stretch of water, updated every 15 minutes.

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Paddle Score, from live wind and water conditions

Photograph taken near Trout Creek near Trout Creek
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Tompkins, NY, town hall.jpg by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

3 mph

gusting to 11 mph

Air temp

66°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

10.4 cfs

normal for this date

Best day to paddle this week

Friday · 100

  • Today

    99

  • Wed

    94

  • Thu

    89

  • Fri

    100

    Best

  • Sat

    97

  • Sun

    63

  • Mon

    68

Scored from each day's peak forecast wind, heat, and rain chance — river flow isn't forecastable, so check back before you load the boat.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
12a416
1a411
2a39
3a34
4a32
5a35
6a27
7a310
8a38
9a47
10a48
11a48

Is this flow normal for August 18?

Today's 10.4 cfs is 285% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 3 cfs, across 72 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind3 mph — calm, ideal for any boat±0

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, so the flow and weather are real — but 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

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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