Little Juniata River

Live conditions for Little Juniata River: the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

365cfs→ highnot now

Above the wade band · -5.2% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp—

Stage2.70 ft

Engine callOFF 375 cfs outside wade band 100–350

Gauge read 1:15 AM CDT · USGS 01558000. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Little Juniata River is a freestone river in Pennsylvania, fished for trout — brown. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

troutbrown trout

Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Ironville Bridge (SR 1014) Accessbridge
Birmingham Bridge Accessbridge
Spruce Creek (United Methodist Church) Put-incarry
Little Juniata Natural Area Trailhead (Rothrock State Forest)walk in
Barree Access (Mid-State Trail Crossing)walk in
PA-305 Bridge Access (near Petersburg)carry
Point Boat Launchramp
Corbin's Island Boat Launchramp

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Little Juniata River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in September:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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