Mcelmo Creek
River in Colorado, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 345 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
4.4
cfs · 56 min ago
Normal for today
54.0
cfs median, 75 yrs
Water temp
53
°F · 56 min ago
Gage height
2.48
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 54.0 cfs over 75 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 28.0 and 81.0 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 Mcelmo Creek
Mcelmo Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Animas River (45 mi), Dolores River (51 mi), San Juan River (66 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 Mcelmo 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.