Frequently Asked Questions

RiverAware helps you track nearby rivers, monitor real-time conditions, and receive custom flood alerts. Stay informed with clear updates you can easily share, ensuring you’re always prepared for changing conditions.

RiverAware provides a range of powerful features designed to keep you informed and prepared around rivers and streams:

• Real-Time River Monitoring: Track current river levels and conditions with data from over 10,000 USGS stations across the United States.

• Intuitive Graphs and Explanations: Understand river data with clear, easy-to-read visuals.

• Watchlist Dashboard: Easily save and organize your favorite river stations for quick access.

• Custom Flood Alerts: Set personalized notifications for river height thresholds based on National Weather Service severity levels.

• Historical Data: View up to 3 months of past river activity to identify trends and better prepare for future conditions.

• Instant Sharing: Quickly share river data and alerts with friends, family, or your community via text, email, or social media.

👉 Excited to experience these features? Get started for free today by downloading RiverAware from the Apple App Store.

RiverAware is designed for anyone who lives near or spends time around rivers — homeowners, farmers, educators, anglers, kayakers, and more. Whether you’re managing flood risks or simply seeking accurate river data, this app is for you.

Yes! RiverAware offers a free version with essential features. For additional benefits like unlimited watchlist stations and custom alerts, you can upgrade to RiverAware Premium.

• Unlimited Watch List Stations: Track as many rivers as you need. Whether it’s your home, your business, or remote loved ones, you’ll be able to keep an eye on every station near the landmarks that matter to you, without limits.

• Unlimited Alerts: Set up as many custom alerts as you like, tailored to your specific needs. With unlimited alerts, you can be sure to never miss an important update again.

• Exclusive Early Access: Be the first to access new features and innovations. RiverAware is always working to make river monitoring easier, and premium subscribers will receive exclusive access to our cutting-edge improvements. Updates on the horizon include access to more historical data and status reports for stations without defined NWS flood stages.

Not at all! RiverAware is user-friendly and designed for everyone. With simple explanations of river data and flood levels, you’ll always understand what’s happening. Visit our Learn page for more information about the science that powers the app.

RiverAware shows the location and real-time status of 13,000+ USGS river stations as colored pins on an interactive map. Each pin color corresponds to the current status of that location according to NWS flood severity levels. A grey pin means that NWS levels are not available for that station.

As you zoom out, the app groups nearby stations together and updates the pin color to report the most severe flooding conditions in that area. To get details at the local level, simply zoom back in to find each specific river station’s status.

Clustering a group of stations lets you locate flooding fast by allowing you to monitor conditions at the state or regional level. No more crowded maps with unclear conditions—RiverAware makes it easy to stay current on flooding across the country.

Yes! RiverAware makes it simple to share river updates with anyone via text, email, or social media right from the app.

RiverAware is available exclusively on the App Store. Start monitoring river levels today for free by downloading the app.

RiverAware makes the perfect gift for many people:

• People living or farming in flood-prone areas

• Kayakers, anglers, and other outdoor enthusiasts

• Emergency responders

• & many more!

Gifting RiverAware is easy. Just follow this guide from the App Store to get started today.