Oak Orchard Creek

Orleans County, New York · 1 listed access point

Flow is higher today than on this date in any of the previous 6 years this gauge has recorded. The highest of those was 506 ft³/s in 2023.

Water temp

57 °F

48th percentile for the date

49 min ago

Flow

684 ft³/s

Higher than every reading for this date in 6 years

49 min ago

Directions New York DEC rules Nearby waters

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

Before you drive

Overnight	34°F, wind 8 mph Patchy Frost
Sunday	62°F, wind 8 to 14 mph Patchy Frost then Sunny
Sunday Night	39°F, wind 6 to 12 mph Mostly 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 Oak Orchard Creek peaks in March, when the median runs about 601 ft³/s, and falls to its lowest in February at around 235 ft³/s. Today's 684 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

Johnson Creek6 mi · New York · 53 °F · flow lower than usual Sandy Creek14 mi · New York · 51 °F · flow higher than usual Irondequoit Creek38 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	195,698
2024	195,710
2023	183,830
2022	164,050
2021	168,890
2020	150,390
2019	138,380
2018	174,340
2017	182,560
2016	217,140
2015	204,700
2014	225,690
2013	217,500
2012	159,860
2011	221,080

DEC records 2,799,818 fish released here in every year the dataset covers, an average of 186,655 a year, mostly Chinook and 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: Atlantic Salmon, 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: Atlantic Salmon, 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
43.3374, -78.2395 · Orleans Privately owned campground available.	2.6 mi

Sources and method

Live: USGS gauge 0422018610, OAK ORCHARD CREEK AT THE BRIDGES NY, 2.6 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, 2,068 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=83 over 6 years).
Stocking: New York State DEC open data, 2011–2025, 67 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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