Big Muddy River
River in Illinois, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 2,159 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
200
cfs · 44 min ago
Normal for today
161
cfs median, 56 yrs
Water temp
69
°F · 44 min ago
Gage height
5.88
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 161 cfs over 56 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 96.0 and 320 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 Big Muddy River
Big Muddy River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Current River (149 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: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Caddis | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Big Muddy 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.