South Fork Eel River
River in California, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 537 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
22.8
cfs · 26 min ago
Normal for today
46.0
cfs median, 87 yrs
Water temp
57
°F · 26 min ago
Gage height
6.19
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 46.0 cfs over 87 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 31.0 and 80.0 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 South Fork Eel River
South Fork Eel River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Trinity River (83 mi), Sacramento River (88 mi), Klamath River (110 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 South Fork 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.