METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS, WA

METHOW RIVER WA USGS

METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS, WA (12449950) is a real-time river monitoring station on the METHOW RIVER in WA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 10 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
12449950
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
WA
Coordinates
48.0774, -119.9851

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Fishing regulations

WA state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

WA state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

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

Expected in this watershed

Methow River Near Pateros, WA lies within HUC8 watershed 17020008. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, IchthyMaps, NatureServe) indicate 10 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.

Species include: chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus), bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus), and 5 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Expected in this watershed
Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
Records
10 species
from 10 individual records
Observed
No observation dates recorded

Sources