GageWater.com is the first and only water monitoring platform that delivers SMS and email alerts based on custom river and water condition thresholds you set yourself. Fast, intuitive, and easy to use, it puts real-time river data right at your fingertips.
As an avid fly fisherman, I found myself constantly checking the USGS website and other river apps for water level updates, many of which were slow, unreliable, difficult to use, or overwhelmed you with too many notifications. As a web developer, I decided to build a better solution, one that not only provided cleaner, more accessible river data, but could also notify me automatically when conditions changed. Instead of constantly checking river levels, the river could notify me directly.
While developing the platform, it became clear that this service could benefit far more than just anglers. People living in flood-prone areas, boaters, kayakers, campers, and anyone who regularly depends on waterways across the United States can all benefit from real-time water condition monitoring and alerts.
That said, GageWater.com is intended as a convenience tool and should not be considered an official or guaranteed source for critical safety decisions. While we strive to provide accurate and timely information, users should always verify conditions through official government and emergency resources when necessary.
From the beginning, the goal was to provide a free, ad-free service for everyone. However, sending SMS and email notifications requires third-party infrastructure and regulatory compliance fees. Because of these ongoing costs, registered users who want advanced notification services may be required to subscribe to a paid plan. Even so, we remain committed to offering a free version of the platform with no advertising whenever possible.
The problem we're solving
Constantly checking the USGS website or other river apps for water level updates can be frustrating, especially when dealing with bugs, unreliable performance, or delayed real-time data. Many existing platforms also lack useful features such as trip tracking, recording previous high water marks, or saving important fishing locations: like the exact spot where you landed that trophy fish last season.
Our solution
A platform where you can bookmark your favorite water gages and receive email alerts, SMS notifications, or both whenever water levels change based on custom thresholds you set for any monitored gage. Keep a detailed log of your fishing trips, track and timestamp high water marks, and quickly revisit the exact locations where you caught memorable fish in previous seasons.
Disclaimer
All water data is sourced from the USGS, so this app would only be helpful to those people in the USA. This site is not affiliated with the USGS, the aggregate data is used only for informational display purposes.
All data contained herein is preliminary in nature and therefore subject to change. The data is for general information purposes ONLY and SHALL NOT be used in technical applications such as, but not limited to, studies or designs. All critical data should be obtained from and verified by the United States Geological Survey and/or the United States Department of the Interior. GageWater.com assumes no liability for the completeness or accuracy of the data contained herein and any use of such data inconsistent with this disclaimer shall be solely at the risk of the user.
GageWater.com may be used to monitor water gages for residential, commercial, and/or recreational purposes. GageWater.com is not an emergency notification system, and/or an emergency preparedness system. We do not take any responsibility or liability for the content on this site, it is not reliable data.
GageWater.com is not responsible for any fees or charges as the result of SMS notifications. We only use USGS data and display USA gages, so we only support USA cell phone providers. We also limit the number of notifications for a specific gage site. The end user is also responsible to manage these notifications opt in/opt out from their Favorite page. Instructions to opt in/opt out can be found on our
FAQ page, or
here.
Water sports and water related recreational activities are inherently dangerous. This website and software is for informational purposes only and is NOT a substitute for the use of proper equipment, training, or common sense when performing these activities. This website and software should not be relied upon as a definitive source of information in determining the safety of the water.
Solely for ease of reference to related data, this site contains hyperlinks to a number of external web sites and/or information created and maintained by other public or private entities. GageWater.com neither controls nor guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any external sites or information, and we expressly reserves sole discretion to establish or remove external links from the server at any time. Further, the inclusion of links to particular external sites is not intended to reflect their importance or to endorse any views expressed, products or services offered on those sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.
Questions and Answers
Any questions you may have please visit our
Frequently Asked Questions page.