Piceance Creek
River in Colorado, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 652 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
2.2
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
15.0
cfs median, 58 yrs
Water temp
61
°F · 4026d ago
Gage height
1.58
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 15.0 cfs over 58 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 8.0 and 28.0 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 Piceance Creek
Piceance Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Roaring Fork River (57 mi), Eagle River (74 mi), Yampa River (86 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: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| 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 |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: peak | August: active | 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: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Crane Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Piceance 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.