Leaderboard

Rivers ranked
by what the data shows.

Two top-7 lists, built from the same public monitoring readings behind every Rivistry dashboard: overall river health, and a separate estimate for fishing conditions. Both are a starting point for exploring — not a safety guarantee or a substitute for state fishing regulations and consumption advisories.

Overall river health

Top 7 rivers right now.

Ranked by the same composite score shown across Rivistry — dissolved oxygen, pH, and a recreational/bacteria signal, averaged from the latest reading on file for each river. Rivers with a documented, sourced fish-consumption advisory are left out of this list regardless of that score — see each river's own page for its full context.

Fishing

Top 7 rivers for fishing.

Estimated from dissolved oxygen, temperature, and pH — the readings that most affect fish activity and habitat. This is a derived estimate, not an official fishing-quality rating, and rivers with a documented fish-consumption advisory are excluded outright. Always check state fishing regulations and advisories before you eat your catch.