Shepaug River
River in Connecticut, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 132 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
11.0
cfs · 6951d ago
Normal for today
51.0
cfs median, 56 yrs
Water temp
73
°F · 3301d ago
Gage height
—
not measured here
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 51.0 cfs over 56 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 21.0 and 126 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 Shepaug River
Shepaug River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Housatonic River (17 mi), West Branch Farmington River (22 mi), Esopus Creek (54 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: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Alder Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | 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 Shepaug 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.