NF BIG WOOD RIVER NR SAWTOOTH NRA HQ NR KETCHUM ID
NORTH FORK BIG WOOD RIVER ID USGS
NF BIG WOOD RIVER NR SAWTOOTH NRA HQ NR KETCHUM ID (13135520) is a real-time river monitoring station on the NORTH FORK BIG WOOD RIVER in ID, 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. One fish species is associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 13135520
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- ID
- Coordinates
- 43.7861, -114.4192
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Fishing regulations
Magic Valley Region zone 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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All Other Fish Species Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 6
- Size rule
- min 12"
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bull Trout Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Chub, Shoshone Sculpin, Wood River Sculpin, and Bluehead Sucker Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, trout hybrids Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 6
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 6
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sturgeon Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Tiger Muskie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- min 40"
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 6
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Boise
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled at this station's reachNf Big Wood River Nr Sawtooth Nra Hq Nr Ketchum ID has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 23251451). The dataset includes 1 species with recorded observations.
Species include: rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 1 species
- from 1 individual record
- Observed
- Sep 3, 2014 – Sep 3, 2014
- 1 dated record