Eel River
River in California, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 3,113 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
82.1
cfs · 40 min ago
Normal for today
129
cfs median, 114 yrs
Water temp
62
°F · 40 min ago
Gage height
8.71
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 129 cfs over 114 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 89.0 and 210 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Eel River
Eel River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Trinity River (56 mi), Sacramento River (68 mi), Klamath River (75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coho | January: active | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Fall Chinook | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| 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 |
| Half-Pounder Steelhead | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Spring Chinook | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Summer Steelhead | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Winter Steelhead | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| 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 |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | 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: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Eel River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.