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Johnson Creek

Orleans County, New York · 1 listed access point

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

Water temp

53 °F

31st percentile for the date

49 min ago

Flow

29 ft³/s

20th percentile for the date

49 min ago

Directions New York DEC rules Nearby waters

The last October 18 it ran this low was 2023, at 16 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	35°F, wind 8 mph Mostly Clear
Sunday	62°F, wind 8 to 14 mph Sunny
Sunday Night	40°F, wind 6 to 12 mph Clear
Monday	65°F, wind 6 to 9 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 7 years of record, flow on Johnson Creek peaks in March, when the median runs about 177 ft³/s, and falls to its lowest in July at around 26 ft³/s. Today's 29 is close to that low. 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

Oak Orchard Creek6 mi · New York · 57 °F · flow higher than usual Sandy Creek20 mi · New York · 51 °F · flow higher than usual Irondequoit Creek44 mi · New York · 51 °F · flow about usual

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

Stocking 2011–2025

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
2025	6,380
2024	6,380
2023	6,380
2022	6,380
2021	6,380
2020	6,700
2019	6,700
2018	6,700
2017	6,700
2016	6,700
2015	4,750
2014	6,700
2013	6,700
2012	6,700
2011	7,750

DEC records 98,000 fish released here in every year the dataset covers, an average of 6,533 a year, mostly Steelhead. Stocking says what was put in, not what is there now, and nothing at all about when the fishing is good.

Species

Species DEC lists for this water: Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead. 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: Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon. A statement about two datasets, not about the water. Wild, stocked before 2011, or recorded under another name.

Access points

Coordinates	To gauge
43.3353, -78.3589 · Orleans	5.1 mi

Sources and method

Live: USGS gauge 04219915, JOHNSON CREEK AT KUCKVILLE NY, 5.1 mi from the listed access point. Fetched 2026-10-18 07:19 UTC.
History: USGS daily values: flow 2020–2026, 2,194 daily values; water temperature 2020–2026, 2,173 daily values. Percentile is the share of readings within 7 days of this calendar date, across all years, below the current one (flow n=90 over 6 years, water temperature n=84 over 6 years).
Stocking: New York State DEC open data, 2011–2025, 15 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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