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White River Flume at Buckley

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

71

Mostly favorable

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 11:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:56:35 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near White River Flume at Buckley
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Little Library 3140.jpg by Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

10 mph

gusting to 28 mph

Air temp

60°F

38% chance of rain

River flow

19.7 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Friday · 100

  • Tue

    46

  • Wed

    98

  • Thu

    98

  • Fri

    100

    Best

  • Sat

    99

  • Sun

    100

  • 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)
4a1024
5a1330
6a1329
7a1433
8a1431
9a1433
10a1330
11a1229
12p1228
1p1327
2p1226
3p1227

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 19.7 cfs is 16% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 17 cfs, across 15 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 — 10 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-10
  • Gusts — Gusting to 28 mph — 18 mph over sustained-16
  • Rain — 38% chance in the next 6 hours-3

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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