Eel River - South Fork Fish Report

The South Fork was running at 1,000 cfs Thursday morning and it looks like it won’t reach 1,200 cfs as predicted

Eel River - South Fork - CA

by Kenny Priest
11-20-2025
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The South Fork was running at 1,000 cfs Thursday morning and it looks like it won’t reach 1,200 cfs as predicted. It will be on the drop through the weekend and all next week. Last weekend, with flows under 1,000, the river remained off color. Minimum flow: 340 cfs at the gauging station at Miranda. cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=MRNC1

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