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Beaver Kill fishing guide

A 41-mile river in Delaware, Ulster and Sullivan counties, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in May 2025. It has 8 public access points and 1 live sensor on the water.

Map of Beaver Kill: the water in blue, public access points in orange, sensors in green, county lines dashed
Water Access Sensor Drawn from USGS and agency data; not for navigation.
41 mi
long
3
species listed
254
stocking records in 10 years
8
public access points

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  • Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY · flow, water level, water temperature · USGS 01420500

Beaver Kill flow

Flow gauge: Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY, USGS 01420500 . The forecast above shows its latest reading and band: Fishable up to this month's typical high (75th percentile), High up to the 90th percentile, Blown out above that.

Typical flow by month

Typical is the middle half of daily mean flows in that month (25th to 75th percentile), from 20–21 years of USGS records.

MonthTypical flow (cfs)Median (cfs)Blown out above (cfs)
January283–7564501,211
February203–5273021,022
March359–1,1937012,135
April528–1,3108091,930
May359–8135271,170
June188–546316911
July140–379213876
August132–452218947
September92–396156840
October122–5912391,088
November337–7204801,091
December423–9175931,543

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Beaver Kill

Species on the official fishing-waters list from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Species links open our guide to that fish in New York.

SpeciesStatusLast stocked
Brook TroutAgency list—
Brown TroutAgency listMay 2025
Rainbow TroutAgency list—

Stocking history

Last stocked May 2025: brown trout catchable and brown trout yearling. 254 stocking records in the last 10 years, 156,863 fish in all, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Each row below sums the agency's records for one month, species and size.

DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable708
May 2025Brown Troutyearling8,160
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable710
Apr 2025Brown Troutyearling4,080
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable670
May 2024Brown Troutyearling5,630
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable1,170
Apr 2024Brown Troutyearling9,930
Nov 2023Brown Troutcatchable108
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable4,750
May 2023Brown Troutyearling3,890
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable670
Apr 2023Brown Troutyearling3,890
Sep 2022Brown Troutcatchable40
Aug 2022Brown Troutcatchable37
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable10,570
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable6,710
Jun 2021Brown Troutcatchable750
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable1,210
May 2021Brown Troutyearling7,780
18 earlier rows, back to Apr 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable670
Apr 2021Brown Troutyearling6,040
Nov 2020Brown Troutyearling17,100
May 2020Brown Troutcatchable2,010
May 2020Brown Troutyearling760
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable7,110
Apr 2020Brown Troutyearling5,960
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable2,990
May 2019Brown Troutyearling4,170
Apr 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,780
Apr 2019Brown Troutyearling6,070
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable6,440
Apr 2018Brown Troutcatchable7,750
Jun 2017Brown Troutcatchable3,000
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable3,880
May 2017Brown Troutyearling2,230
Apr 2017Brown Troutcatchable1,780
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling5,660

Plus 20 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

8 shoreline access sites from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; orange dots on the map above.

Access along the river

  1. End near Belle Ayr
  2. mi 18Beaver Kill fishing access (Campsite Rd)Shore
  3. mi 23Beaver Kill fishing access (Spring Brook Rd)Shore
  4. mi 24Beaver Kill fishing access (Rockland Rd)Shore
  5. mi 26Beaver Kill fishing access (Old Route 17)Shore
  6. mi 29Beaver Kill fishing access (Auslander Rd)Shore
  7. mi 30Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NYFlow gauge
  8. mi 33Beaver Kill fishing access (NY 17)Shore
  9. mi 33Beaver Kill fishing access (County Route 17)Shore
  10. mi 39Beaver Kill fishing access (Burnwood Rd)Shore
  11. End near Pacatacan (historical)
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Beaver Kill fishing access (Auslander Rd)
    Auslander Rd · near Colchester
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (Burnwood Rd)
    Burnwood Rd · near Hancock
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (Campsite Rd)
    Campsite Rd · near Rockland
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (County Route 17)
    County Route 17 · near Colchester
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (NY 17)
    NY 17 · near Colchester
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (Old Route 17)
    Old Route 17 · near Rockland
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (Rockland Rd)
    Rockland Rd · near Rockland
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Beaver Kill fishing access (Spring Brook Rd)
    Spring Brook Rd · near Colchester
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Beaver Kill in our data. New York statewide rules apply unless the agency lists a special rule for this water. Seasons, limits and size rules change: check New York fishing regulations before every trip.

Licence: New York fishing licences from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Beaver Kill fishing FAQ

What fish are in Beaver Kill?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 3 species for Beaver Kill: brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout.

When was Beaver Kill last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Beaver Kill in May 2025 with brown trout. Our data has 254 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to Beaver Kill?

The agency lists 8 shoreline access sites for Beaver Kill. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a water temperature sensor on Beaver Kill?

Yes. Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY reports water temperature; the latest reading is in today's forecast at the top of this page.

Is there a flow gauge on Beaver Kill?

Yes. USGS gauge 01420500 (Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls NY) measures flow on Beaver Kill. Its median daily flow runs from about 156 cfs in September to 809 cfs in April. Today's reading is in the forecast at the top of this page; the flow section has the typical range by month.

Sources: New York State DEC, Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds (mw8j-wduf); Recommended Fishing Rivers and Streams (tjny-fki3), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Public Fishing Rights parking areas (9vef-6whi), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov · U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, domestic names · U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset, high resolution, state geodatabases (NHDWaterbody, NHDFlowline); 3DHP when it replaces it · U.S. Geological Survey, Water Data OGC API (monitoring locations, discharge, gage height, water temperature). Checked: Oct 4, 2026. Official links open the agency page. How we use data

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