KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY, WA
KETTLE RIVER WA USGS
KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY, WA (12401500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the KETTLE RIVER in WA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 17 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 12401500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WA
- Coordinates
- 48.9813, -118.7664
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Fishing regulations
WA state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Bridgelip Sucker No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Chiselmouth No season data
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Cutthroat Trout No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Largescale Sucker No season data
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Longnose Dace No season data
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Mountain Whitefish No season data
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Northern Pikeminnow No season data
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Prickly Sculpin No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Redside Shiner No season data
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Shorthead Sculpin No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Speckled Dace No season data
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Torrent Sculpin No season data
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Walleye No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- no limit
- Notes
- Statewide default — Rivers, streams and beaver ponds
Official rule · retrieved Aug 3, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Los_Angeles
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Washington State Recreational Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedKettle River Near Ferry, WA has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17020002 containing this station. The dataset includes 17 species with recorded observations.
Species include: chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus), bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), prickly sculpin (Cottus asper), shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus), and 12 others.
- Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
- Shorthead Sculpin Cottus confusus
- Torrent Sculpin Cottus rhotheus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
- Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 17 species
- from 17 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 15, 2012 – Aug 24, 2012
- 10 dated records
Sources
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