Purgatoire River
River in Colorado, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 3,441 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
24.9
cfs · 29 min ago
Normal for today
12.0
cfs median, 49 yrs
Water temp
66
°F · 1h ago
Gage height
2.70
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 12.0 cfs over 49 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 2.9 and 30.0 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Purgatoire River
Purgatoire River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cimarron River (53 mi), Rio Grande (97 mi), Pecos River (114 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: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | 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 |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Purgatoire 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.