BREITENBUSH R ABV FRENCH CR NR DETROIT, OR.

BREITENBUSH RIVER OR USGS

BREITENBUSH R ABV FRENCH CR NR DETROIT, OR. (14179000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BREITENBUSH RIVER in OR, 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. 11 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 14179000
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: OR
Coordinates: 44.7526, -122.1290

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Fishing regulations

Breitenbush River waterbody rules

Species regulated in this area

These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.

Water-specific rules take precedence over area defaults for the species they cover. Other regulated species retain the applicable area defaults.

Water-specific rules for Breitenbush River. National-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may still apply.

Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  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. 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
Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  10
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Sturgeon Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Size rule
  >54"
  
  Gear
  Closed to retention of green sturgeon. All sturgeon must be immediately released unharmed into the water. Sturgeon over 54 inches in fork length cannot be removed totally or in part from the water. 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
Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass, Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Whitefish, Carp, Chub, Sculpin and other Nongame Fish and Shad No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Daily limit
  no limit
  
  Size rule
  no minimum
  
  Gear
  No minimum length. Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Closed to take and possession of Oregon Chub.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Salmon above Willamette Falls No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Harvest of wild salmon is prohibited in the Willamette Zone unless noted under Exceptions . There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Salmon and Steelhead below Willamette Falls and Columbia River Tributaries No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Harvest of wild salmon or steelhead is prohibited in the Willamette Zone unless otherwise noted under Exceptions . There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon or hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Smelt No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Steelhead above Willamette Falls No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Gear
  Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed. Harvest of wild steelhead is prohibited in the Willamette Zone unless noted under Exceptions . If harvest of wild steelhead is allowed under Exceptions , the daily limit for wild steelhead is 2 per day. There is no annual limit on hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
  
  Notes
  Zone table
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026
Trout No season data Details Close
- Period not confirmed
  
  Daily limit
  5
  
  Size rule
  8" minimum
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 5, 2026

General area restrictions

Open all year

Official rule
Period not confirmed

Notes
Use of bait allowed.

Official rule

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-25 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 watershed

Breitenbush R Abv French CR Nr Detroit, OR. has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17090005 containing this station. The dataset includes 11 species with recorded observations.

Species include: paiute sculpin (Cottus beldingii), shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus), reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus), torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), and 6 others.

Paiute Sculpin Cottus beldingii
Shorthead Sculpin Cottus confusus
Reticulate Sculpin Cottus perplexus
Torrent Sculpin Cottus rhotheus
Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus

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: 11 species; from 11 individual records
Observed: Aug 28, 2000 – Aug 14, 2008; 5 dated records

Sources

Presence Absence Database of Fish in the Conterminous United States — 11 records