OWYHEE RIVER BELOW OWYHEE DAM, OR
OWYHEE RIVER OR USGS
OWYHEE RIVER BELOW OWYHEE DAM, OR (13183000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the OWYHEE RIVER in OR, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 3 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 13183000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- OR
- Coordinates
- 43.6544, -117.2558
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Fishing regulations
Owyhee River waterbody rulesWater-specific rules for fish in the public records above. A species with no rule of its own on this water falls back to the area default.
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Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- no limit
- Size rule
- no minimum
- Gear
- No more than 3 over 15 inches in length in lakes. No minimum length in streams. No size limit in the southwest corner of the Southeast Zone. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams unless noted under Exceptions .
- Notes
- Zone table — Streams
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, and Yellow Perch No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- no limit
- Gear
- Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
- Notes
- Zone table — Streams
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Salmon and Steelhead No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Sturgeon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Gear
- Sturgeon may not be removed from the water and must be immediately released unharmed. Only one single-point, barbless hook may be used for sturgeon. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Trout No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Size rule
- 8" minimum
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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Whitefish, Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Carp, Chub, Sculpin, and other Nongame Fish No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- no limit
- Gear
- Closed to take and possession of any sucker species in the Southwest corner of the Southeast Zone (see map). Closed to take and possession of Borax Lake Chub, Hutton Spring Tui Chub, Alvord Lake Chub, Pit Sculpin, Foskett Spring Speckled Dace, Malheur Mottled Sculpin, Northern (Pit) Roach, Lahontan Redside Shiner, Sheldon Tui Chub, Oregon Lakes Tui Chub, Goose Lake Tui Chub, Tahoe Sucker, Warner Sucker Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions for streams where use of bait is allowed.
- Notes
- Zone table
Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
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General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Notes
- Use of bait allowed.
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 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedOwyhee River Below Owyhee DAM, OR has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17050110 containing this station. The dataset includes 3 species with recorded observations.
Species include: brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu).
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
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
- 3 species
- from 3 individual records
- Observed
- May 30, 2009 – May 30, 2009
- 3 dated records
Sources
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