Storm headed your way? Concerned about flooding? Planning your next day on the water? Get river levels and forecasts with Rivercast™ when you need them!
Whether you're a boater, property owner, fisherman, paddler, whitewater rafter, or someone who works or lives near the water, Rivercast™ makes it easy to see exactly what's happening on the rivers that matter to you.
Rivercast includes:
• Official flood warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service
• River stage height in feet
• River flow rate in CFS (when available)
• Color indicators showing when a river is normal, rising, or flooding
• Current observations and recent history
• Custom push notification alerts when a river reaches your chosen level (Premium feature)
• NOAA river forecasts (when available)
• Interactive Map showing all nearby river gauges
• Search by waterway name, state, or NOAA 5-digit station ID
• IInteractive Graphs with pinch-to-zoom and pan
• Add your own reference lines for landmarks or safety levels
• Favorites list for quick access to your key locations
• Share graphs via iMessage, Email, Facebook, and more
• Full Dark Mode support
• Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy Mode Widgets to monitor your favorites
Rivercast’s map not only shows where gauges are located, but color-codes them to indicate whether each station is at normal levels, approaching flood stage, or above flood stage.
Tap any location to view the latest observations or open an interactive graph for detailed trends. Pinch or drag to zoom and pan, or tap and hold for precise readings using the crosshair tool.
Customize your hydrographs with personal level markers for bridges, sandbars, rocks, or safe navigation levels. Add favorite gauges for quick monitoring anytime.
Rivercast uses official NOAA observation and forecast data and requires an internet connection for data access. Data is displayed in feet or cubic feet per second (CFS) when available, always shown in your local time.
A trusted tool for boaters, fishermen, property owners, paddlers, scientists, and marine professionals who need clear, reliable river information.
River gauges reported are USA only.
We take our accuracy seriously!
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Some Frequently Asked Questions:
Where does Rivercast get its data?
This app uses NOAA sources for its raw data for our custom graphing and mapping solutions. Some locations available only from other agencies (such as USGS) may not appear in this app.
Why does Rivercast sometimes show slightly different flow data (CFS) than USGS?
CFS is a calculated estimate derived from stage height. NOAA and USGS may sometimes use different data models, so results can vary slightly—usually within a few percent. Stage height should always be identical between NOAA and USGS, and designated flood stages are usually based on height in feet.
Why does Rivercast only show observations, but not forecasts, for my river?
NOAA provides forecasts for many, but not all, monitored rivers. Some forecasts are seasonal or only issued during high-water events.
My river gauge was there yesterday, but it’s gone today. Why?
River gauges occasionally have technical issues transmitting data or may even be washed out during flooding. Some are also seasonal. NOAA typically restores data within a few days or weeks.
Can you add location XYZ to your app?
We wish we could! If NOAA doesn’t report data for that location, we unfortunately can’t include it. Rivercast displays all stations that NOAA provides for public use.
For more information, visit www.RivercastApp.com
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Disclaimer: Rivercast is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA, USGS, or any other government entity.
I’m very grateful to have this data at my disposal. I live near areas that can flood and i also have another property that could be at risk in major coastal storms. I like the way the data is presented (especially compared to trying to interpret the raw data if you go to USGS directly, and on a phone screen no less). USGS output is more technical in nature and designed to be read on a large monitor. If I had a wish list it might be nice to get notifications when approaching a flood condition - although only a small minority of flood gauges actually are forecasted by USGS, or even have calibrations for various flood stage levels. I also used to check this info for a buddy’s vacation home, but now he has the app. I’d like to add (a few years later - it’s May 2022) that many new features and options in settings have been added, plus it seems like there’s far more reporting stations then there used to be. So, as I said a few years ago, this app is a worthwhile investment, especially if you have property, boats, or loved ones to protect
Great app
Carl-_1
Having property hours away on a river this is very handy. Also I can watch the rivers around me for good boating or not. I have been using this app for years and even have the premium. Being able to set personal markers on different gauges is useful because it allows me to see if I can cross a causeway across a major river to go hunt on foot or need a boat. Not to mention it’s fun to just roam around and look at levels in different places. And being able to go into the info section gives you the gauge name and number so if you need more info from NOAA, like what happens at different stages, you can go type in your gauge number and pulls right up. Keep up the great work. I look forward to using this app for many more years to come.
No Wasted Time
Krampusman
We have property 2 hours away to hunt and fish. I used this app because it was accurate. The water has to be low for fishing success. If it rains heavily and water is running and it’s high- waste of time and gas. This app saved me time and money. It is accurate on the water levels. I need the water 2.0 and lower for great fishing, this app the best so far on accuracy. It has a place for on the levels page to mark the height of water. Before this app I would take my chances, now, I’ll get the rods ready and head up to the steam because of this apps “point on “water levels. What a great app for me. It has worked very well. Excellent.
Marine Construction Great APP
rpoche Ricky
My company operates 15 tow/push boats, 3 barge staging fleets, and 7 marine crane barges for construction. Most of our construction projects on the river is driven by the stage of the river, so we have no choice but to monitor the river levels and forecast daily. This is a must have app if you’re in my line of work. Some of our projects can only be started or completed if the Mississippi River is at an 3 foot rage at the N.O. Gauge. We need to know what the river stage is doing daily in order to schedule some of our construction projects. This app is a great tool for work, fishing, hunting, and monitoring the water levels around our fishing camp. Gives me an idea of what’s going on around my fishing camp even when I’m not out there.
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Version 5.43
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Information
Seller
Juggernaut Technology, Inc.
Size
23.3 MB
Category
Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
