RIVR: Flow & Flood Forecasts

RIVR puts the NOAA National Water Model in your pocket. Check current river flow, see how close a river is to flooding, and read forecasts hours to weeks ahead. For rivers and streams across the United States and around the world. LIVE RIVER FLOW Current flow for 2.7 million US river reaches, updated hourly, in cubic feet or cubic meters per second. Every river carries a status badge (Normal, Action, Moderate, Major or Extreme) so you know at a glance whether it is running high. FLOOD RISK, EXPLAINED RIVR compares each river's flow against its own return-period thresholds (2-year through 100-year floods), the same benchmarks hydrologists and emergency managers use. You see not just the number, but what it means. FORECASTS AT THREE RANGES • Short range: hourly, next 18 hours • Medium range: daily, next 10 days • Long range: outlook to 30 days Charts plot the forecast against flood…