Kishwaukee River
River in Illinois, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,099 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
1,230
cfs · 28 min ago
Normal for today
275
cfs median, 87 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.91
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 275 cfs over 87 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 163 and 486 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 Kishwaukee River
Kishwaukee River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black Earth Creek (83 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: absent | December: absent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: 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: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Kishwaukee 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.