Rivercast - Levels & Forecasts 4+

USA River Levels and Forecasts

Juggernaut Technology, Inc.

Designed for iPad

    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Storm headed your way? Concerned about flooding? Or want to find the best time to go fishing or boating? Get river levels & forecasts with Rivercast™ when you need them!

Rivercast™ puts the river level data you need at your fingertips with its intuitive and interactive maps and graphs.

With Rivercast™ you get:
• Official Flood Warnings & other alerts from the National Weather Service
• River stage height in Feet
• River flow rate in CFS (when available)
• Indications that a river is at or approaching flood stage
• Current observations and recent history
• Custom Push Notification Alerts for when river reaches levels of concern to you
• NOAA river forecasts (when available)
• Map interface that shows where river gauges are located geographically
• Search interface to find river gauges by waterway name, state, or NOAA 5 digit station ID
• Interactive graphs that you can zoom in, zoom out, or pan
• Customize your graphs by adding river levels that are relevant to you
• Favorites list for locations you care about the most
• Share your graphs via iMessage, Email, Facebook, or Twitter
• Home Screen and Desktop Widgets to monitor your favorites
• Lock Screen & StandBy Mode Widgets to monitor your favorites

Rivercast's map not only shows you where the stations are, but color codes them when it can to give you an indication whether the location is at normal levels, approaching flood levels, or above flood stage.

You can get the latest observations from the map, search, or favorites. With an additional tap of your finger you can get a detailed interactive hydrograph. You can zoom in, zoom out, or pan with your fingers to find the exact information you need. If you "tap and hold" on the graph you can view the crosshair "bubble" text to assist you further.

To customize your graphs for what's important to you, you can add your own level lines to mark things like sandbars, rocks, bridges, safe conditions, or whatever you would like.

And you can add the streams or rivers that you would like to regularly monitor to your Favorites list for easy "at a glance" viewing.

Rivercast™ uses the latest observation and forecast data available, and requires an Internet connection for use.

Favorites, Map "Instant Observations", and Hydrograph data is viewable in feet or cfs (when available).

All observation and forecast data is in your local time for your convenience.

A handy tool for boaters, fishermen, property owners, paddlers, scientists, marine professionals, and the curious.

River gauges reported are USA only.

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Some Frequently Asked Questions:

Where does Rivercast™ get its data?
• This app uses NOAA and AHPS (Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service) for its raw data for our custom graphing and mapping solutions. There are some locations that are available via other government agencies (including USGS) that are not available via 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 estimates may sometimes slightly vary due to using different data models. Variances are usually within a few percent, but can sometimes be larger. Stage height should always be identical between USGS and NOAA. Designated flood stages are based on stage height in feet in the USA.

Why does Rivercast™ only show observations, but not forecasts, for my river?
• NOAA issues forecasts for many, but not all, rivers it monitors. Sometimes forecasts are only issued seasonally, or during times of flooding or high water.

My river gauge was there yesterday, but its gone today?
• River gauges have a hard life. They occasionally have technical problems transmitting their data, or can even get washed out during extreme flooding. And some are seasonal. NOAA is usually pretty good about fixing them in a few days.

For more information about Rivercast™, please visit our website at www.RivercastApp.com!

We take our accuracy seriously!

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What’s New

Version 4.11

- Performance, stability, and usability enhancements
- Fixed issue where Weather Alert full text was sometimes missing

And in case you missed it, we introduced Rivercast Alerts! Now you can set up Push Notifications for your favorite locations for when they flood, or for any other level that is important to you. Just go to the Graph screen, and tap the "bell" icon on the bottom!

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
9.1K Ratings

9.1K Ratings

Howdydooit ,

Great investment

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

rpoche Ricky ,

Marine Construction Great APP

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.

Krampusman ,

No Wasted Time

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.

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