Pilarcitos Creek

River in California, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 27 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

2.2

cfs · 44 min ago

Normal for today

0.9

cfs median, 60 yrs

Water temp

°F · 44 min ago

Gage height

2.71

Above normal for the date236% of medianUSGS gauge 11162630

Thirty-day mean discharge · 1.1–6.0 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
PILARCITOS C A HALF MOON BAY CA11162630	2.2 cfs	—	44 min ago
PILARCITOS C BL STONE DAM NR HILLSBOROUGH CA11162620	2.1 cfs	54°F	44 min ago
PILARCITOS C AB STONE DAM NR HILLSBOROUGH CA11162619	2.8 cfs	—	14 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 0.9 cfs over 60 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 0.0 and 2.2 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Pilarcitos Creek

Pilarcitos Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Yuba River (123 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Pilarcitos Creek
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: active	November: peak	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: active	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
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
Midge	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
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
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

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Reports

From anglers on Pilarcitos Creek

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