EF OWYHEE RIVER AT CRUTCHER CROSSING, ID
EAST FORK OWYHEE RIVER ID USGS
EF OWYHEE RIVER AT CRUTCHER CROSSING, ID (13176400) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the EAST FORK OWYHEE RIVER in ID, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 10 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 13176400
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- ID
- Coordinates
- 42.2614, -116.8684
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Fishing regulations
Southwest 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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Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam during steelhead seasons, steelhead are Rainbow Trout over 20 inches with the adipose fin clipped 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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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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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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Oncorhynchus nerka longer than 14 inches in the Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam and the Salmon River drainage 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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Protected Nongame Fish 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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Salmon 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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Salmon can be found on page 54 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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Steelhead 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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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
- unlimited
- 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
Expected in this watershedEf Owyhee River At Crutcher Crossing, ID lies within HUC8 watershed 17050104. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, GBIF, 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), mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 5 others.
- Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Shorthead Sculpin Cottus confusus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
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