Roan Creek
River in Colorado, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 509 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
2.8
cfs · 32 min ago
Normal for today
11.0
cfs median, 5 yrs
Water temp
56
°F · 4d ago
Gage height
0.84
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 11.0 cfs over 5 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 7.3 and 20.0 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 Roan Creek
Roan Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Roaring Fork River (50 mi), Gunnison River (63 mi), Eagle River (71 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: active | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | 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 Roan 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.