Arkansas River (upper)

River in Arkansas, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 151,000 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

16,200

cfs · 5853d ago

Normal for today

13,500

cfs median, 9 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

391.25

Normal for the date120% of medianUSGS gauge 07250550

Thirty-day mean discharge · 168–8,910 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 13,500 cfs over 9 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 4,980 and 37,400 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Arkansas River (upper)

Arkansas River (upper) does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on White River (127 mi), Little Red River (144 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Arkansas River (upper)
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: peak	April: peak	May: peak	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Scud	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Shad	January: active	February: peak	March: active	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: active
Sowbug	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: peak
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Arkansas River (upper)

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