Hermosa Creek
River in Colorado, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 172 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
52.9
cfs · 53 min ago
Normal for today
26.0
cfs median, 54 yrs
Water temp
48
°F · 53 min ago
Gage height
3.29
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 26.0 cfs over 54 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 20.0 and 42.0 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 Hermosa Creek
Hermosa Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Animas River (10 mi), San Juan River (44 mi), Dolores River (72 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: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | 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 |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Hermosa 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.