Anthracite Creek
River in Colorado, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 233 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
45.3
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
55.0
cfs median, 11 yrs
Water temp
53
°F · 1h ago
Gage height
0.98
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 55.0 cfs over 11 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 47.0 and 61.0 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 Anthracite Creek
Anthracite Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Gunnison River (32 mi), East River (33 mi), Frying Pan River (41 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: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | 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: 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 |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Mysis Shrimp | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Red Quill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Anthracite 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.