Illinois Bayou
River in Arkansas, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 241 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
9.8
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
4.2
cfs median, 50 yrs
Water temp
67
°F · 4003d ago
Gage height
4.49
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 4.2 cfs over 50 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 0.8 and 28.0 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 Illinois Bayou
Illinois Bayou does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on White River (67 mi), Little Red River (73 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Illinois Bayou
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.