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Esopus Creek

Ulster County, New York · 8 listed access points

For October 18, flow is higher than usual and water temperature is about usual.

Water temp

54 °F

44th percentile for the date

19 min ago

Flow

808 ft³/s

86th percentile for the date

19 min ago

Directions New York DEC rules Nearby waters

The last October 18 it ran this high was 2022, at 2,280 ft³/s.

These readings do not say whether fish are biting, whether there is parking, or whether the season is open.

Before you drive

Overnight	27°F, wind 3 mph Clear
Sunday	59°F, wind 2 mph Sunny
Sunday Night	34°F, wind 0 mph Clear
Monday	66°F, wind 2 mph Sunny

How this water changes through the year

Flow through the yearFlow through the year

Flow, ft³/s. The band is the middle 60% of years for each week; the line is the median. The marker is the current reading, on today's date.

Water temperature through the yearWater temperature through the year

Water temperature, °F. The band is the middle 60% of years for each week; the line is the median. The marker is the current reading, on today's date.

Over 22 years of record, flow on Esopus Creek peaks in April, when the median runs about 857 ft³/s, and falls to its lowest in September at around 320 ft³/s. Today's 808 is up near the spring peak. The band on the chart is where the middle 60% of years fall, so a reading inside it is ordinary for the date and one outside it is not.

Nearby monitored waters

Willowemoc Creek20 mi · New York · 46 °F · flow about usual Beaver Kill23 mi · New York · 48 °F · flow about usual Neversink River23 mi · New York · 49 °F · flow about usual

No water here is recommended over another. Same measurements, three closest waters.

Stocking 2011–2020

Fish released by year and speciesFish released by year and species

What DEC released and when. A record of what went in, not a count of what is there now, and not a guide to when fishing is good.

Exact figures by year

Year	Fish released
2020	19,140
2019	20,210
2018	19,890
2017	18,950
2016	19,710
2015	19,590
2014	19,690
2013	17,450
2012	20,230
2011	19,390

DEC records 194,250 fish released here in every year the dataset covers, an average of 19,425 a year, mostly Brown Trout. Stocking says what was put in, not what is there now, and nothing at all about when the fishing is good.

No stocking recorded since 2020. The dataset runs to 2020, so this is an absence of records, not necessarily an absence of fish.

Species

Species DEC lists for this water: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout. From DEC's recommended fishing waters dataset. DEC stars some names and does not say what the star means, so it is not shown.

Listed by DEC, absent from the 2011-2025 stocking records: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout. A statement about two datasets, not about the water. Wild, stocked before 2011, or recorded under another name.

Access points

Coordinates	To gauge
42.0027, -74.2715 · Ulster	0.8 mi
42.1191, -74.4020 · Ulster	1.1 mi
42.1065, -74.3520 · Ulster	1.6 mi
42.1176, -74.4240 · Ulster	1.9 mi
42.1173, -74.4199 · Ulster	2.0 mi
42.0492, -74.2857 · Ulster	2.5 mi
42.0527, -74.2914 · Ulster	2.9 mi
42.0674, -74.3035 · Ulster	4.0 mi

Sources and method

Live: USGS gauge 01362500, ESOPUS CREEK AT COLDBROOK NY, 0.8 mi from the listed access point. Fetched 2026-10-18 07:19 UTC.
History: USGS daily values: flow 2005–2026, 7,939 daily values; water temperature 2005–2026, 7,892 daily values. Percentile is the share of readings within 7 days of this calendar date, across all years, below the current one (flow n=315 over 21 years, water temperature n=302 over 21 years).
Stocking: New York State DEC open data, 2011–2020, 51 records for this water.
Rules: Seasons, limits and licences are not on this site and are not copied from the agency that publishes them: New York DEC.
Forecast: NOAA National Weather Service, api.weather.gov, for the coordinates of the nearest access point.

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