Real-time levels for 10,000+ rivers across the US, Canada & UK/Ireland. Color-coded flows, NOAA forecasts, custom alerts, and free offline maps (US) for the gorge.
Real-time river levels and crowdsourced paddling beta for whitewater paddlers. Rivers.run covers 10,000+ rivers and creeks across the US, Canada, and the UK & Ireland.
Match live gauge data with hard-won local knowledge: flow color-coding, rapid-by-rapid descriptions, access points, and difficulty ratings, all in one place. Flow data comes straight from government gauges — USGS, Environment Canada, and the UK & Ireland — alongside NOAA forecasts. River descriptions, access points, and runnable levels are crowdsourced by the paddling community.
KEY FEATURES
Live Flows & Forecasts
See current levels from USGS, Environment Canada, UK, and Ireland gauges, with simple low/runnable/high color coding. Dig into 28-day history graphs and NOAA forecasts to plan ahead. Switch freely between imperial and metric (CFS/CMS, ft/m, °F/°C).
Interactive Map & Weather Radar
Discover nearby rivers, view live weather radar (US), and tap any run for gauge readings, access points, and rapid descriptions.
Offline Navigation (USA-only)
Easy, free state-by-state map downloads keep you oriented when your signal disappears. Find put-ins and take-outs, get directions, and follow your live GPS location with no cell service at all — your favorites, lists, and saved flows come along too.
Powerful Search & Filtering
Find your next trip by water level, difficulty class, distance, region, custom tags, and more — then sort by what's running right now.
Flow Alerts That Find Rare Runs
Star the runs you care about and get an alert the moment they come into your preferred range — perfect for creeks that only run a few days a year. Prefer the big picture? Switch to a daily email digest of conditions, delivered at a time you choose.
Custom Lists & Sync
Build river lists by region, difficulty, or trip plan, and sync them across all your devices.
Apple Watch
Sync your lists to the companion Apple Watch app and check levels from the trailhead.
Community-Driven
Can't find your local creek? Disagree with a runnable level? The map is crowdsourced: anyone can suggest edits, new access points, or a fresh run write-up, and our moderators review every change to keep it accurate.
Built for Everyone
Dark mode and a colorblind-friendly palette come standard.
Rivers.run is free, open-source, and built by paddlers for paddlers.
River flows change and conditions can vary rapidly. Always exercise caution, wear appropriate safety gear, and verify local conditions before paddling.
Need help or have feedback? Reach out to support@rivers.run
Privacy Policy: https://rivers.run/privacy
Terms of Service: https://rivers.run/terms
This app is specifically written for whitewater rivers. It includes a map with a pin for every river gage in US and Canada. Whatever you want in a whitewater river app, it probably already exists in this app. And there is a link for each river for you to submit suggestions to the developer.
Sadly - now seems dead Excellent FISHING (esp trout) app: convenient USGS stream info at the ready
KMasonS
Update: sadly, now seems dead. I hope it will be revived. This free app is the simplest, cleanest and quickest way to check USGS stream data: flow, temperature, precipitation, whatever the stream gauges collect. The interface isn’t the most intuitive, but after a few minutes use it’s a snap. Excellent.I hope the developer will allow higher resolution maps for offline usage, as modern devices have plenty of storage to accommodate that data.
Developer Response
The v4 update just released should fix things up - let me know (email preferred) if you experience issues. The offline map resolutions can be increased in settings, and I've increased the maximum resolution substantially.The current storage format used for the offline maps is inefficient at higher resolutions, and I'll have to look into swapping that out before I can enlarge things any further.
Great App
Zigyjones
This is my go to app for checking water levels for whitewater kayaking. Thanks!
What happened???
Daisyifudooo
I used this app daily for a few years and now it’s completely useless. Please make some updates to revive this! It was the best and easiest way to check the river everyday.
Developer Response
The v4 update just released should fix things up - let me know (email preferred) if you experience issues.
• External links now open in-app
• Custom river lists — build and organize paddling lists by region, difficulty, or trip plan
• New bottom navigation bar for quick access to Map, Search, Lists, and Settings
• Significantly smaller app size — faster downloads and less storage
• Maps and flow graphs load faster and cache more reliably for offline use
• Better flow notification delivery
• Fixed river detail pages loading from shared links
• Data export now includes all your saved rivers
Version 5.0.1
The developer, Tucker Willenborg, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Tucker Willenborg
Size
45.8 MB
Category
Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
