Bruneau River
River in Idaho, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 2,686 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
36.6
cfs · 40 min ago
Normal for today
78.0
cfs median, 89 yrs
Water temp
63
°F · 4016d ago
Gage height
4.48
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 78.0 cfs over 89 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 57.0 and 114 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 Bruneau River
Bruneau River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Big Wood River (87 mi), Silver Creek (90 mi), Big Lost River (132 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: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | 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 |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Callibaetis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Crane Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Damselfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | 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: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Bruneau 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.