Provo River
near Charleston, Utah · USGS gauge 10155500
For October 18, flow is lower than usual.
The last October 18 it ran this low was 2019, at 151 ft³/s.
These readings do not say whether fish are biting, whether there is parking, or whether the season is open. The shop reports below cover what is biting.
Provo River reports from local shops
Each shop writes its own report. Listed here: the date on each one and the hatches and flies it names. Their words stay on their sites; follow the link to read them.
Before you drive
| Overnight | 36°F, wind 3 mph Partly Cloudy |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 68°F, wind 1 to 5 mph Partly Sunny |
| Sunday Night | 37°F, wind 2 mph Partly Cloudy |
| Monday | 68°F, wind 1 to 6 mph Mostly Sunny |
How this water changes through the year
Over 22 years of record, flow on Provo River peaks in June, when the median runs about 511 ft³/s, and falls to its lowest in December at around 161 ft³/s. Today's 154 is below even that seasonal 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
No water here is recommended over another. Same measurements, three closest waters.
Species
Listed by Utah DWR for Provo River, Middle, from Deer Creek Reservoir upstream to Legacy Bridge SR-113 (Blue Ribbon): Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout (likely); Walleye (possible).
The agency's list covers Middle Provo, Deer Creek Reservoir upstream to Legacy Bridge (SR-113); DWR segment 10573. USGS 10155500 Provo River near Charleston is about 100 m from DWR's own coordinate for this water and inside the segment extent. Updated by the agency 2021-06-07, read 2026-09-08. The likely and possible are the agency's words, not a count from this site.
Access points
| Coordinates | To gauge |
|---|---|
| 40.4841, -111.4635 · near Charleston USGS gauge location. Not a listed public access point; check access before you travel. | 0.0 mi |
Sources and method
- Live
- USGS gauge 10155500, PROVO RIVER NEAR CHARLESTON, UT, 0.0 mi from the listed access point. Fetched 2026-10-18 07:19 UTC.
- History
- USGS daily values: flow 2005–2026, 7,940 daily values; water temperature 2025–2026, 418 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).
- Rules
- Seasons, limits and licences are not on this site and are not copied from the agency that publishes them: Utah DWR.
- Species
- Utah DWR, Provo River, Middle, from Deer Creek Reservoir upstream to Legacy Bridge SR-113 (Blue Ribbon), updated by the agency 2021-06-07, read 2026-09-08.
- Shop reports
- Chosen from the organic search results for “provo river fishing report” (Ahrefs, read 2026-10-01), keeping shops and guides and dropping social media, forums and other aggregators. Linked, not quoted, and not endorsed. Report dates, hatches and fly names read from each page 2026-10-18, by matching a fixed list of insects and patterns: a name not on the list is not shown, and a report older than 30 days shows its date only.
- Forecast
- NOAA National Weather Service, api.weather.gov, for the coordinates of the nearest access point.
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