Elbow River
River in Alberta, read from 3 Environment Canada gauges, draining about 477 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
144
cfs · 47 min ago
Normal for today
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no long-term record
Water temp
—
not measured here
Water level
2.15
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Elbow River
Elbow River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Bow River (31 mi), Crowsnest River (99 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: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | 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: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: active | 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: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| October Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Skwala | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
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Reports
From anglers on Elbow 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.