Butte Creek
River in California, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 147 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
105
cfs · 2h ago
Normal for today
113
cfs median, 96 yrs
Water temp
63
°F · 2h ago
Gage height
0.58
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 113 cfs over 96 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 87.0 and 135 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 Butte Creek
Butte Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Yuba River (39 mi), Hat Creek (68 mi), Sacramento River (72 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: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: active | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Yellow Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Butte Creek
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.