Fox River
River in Illinois, read from 7 USGS gauges, draining about 2,642 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
4,810
cfs · 38 min ago
Normal for today
769
cfs median, 111 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
8.88
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 769 cfs over 111 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 428 and 1,530 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Fox River
Fox River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black Earth Creek (92 mi), Muskegon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | 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 |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Trout | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Chinook Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Gray Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | 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: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
Reports
From anglers on Fox 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.