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Rock River

River in Illinois, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 9,549 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

8,670

cfs · 59 min ago

Normal for today

4,000

cfs median, 87 yrs

Water temp

34

°F · 2124d ago

Gage height

7.93

ft

Above normal for the date217% of medianUSGS gauge 05446500
Thirty-day mean discharge · 3,370–16,000 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

StationFlowTempUpdated
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN, IL054465008,670 cfs34°F59 min ago
ROCK RIVER AT COMO, IL054435008,340 cfs—14 min ago
ROCK RIVER AT DIXON, IL054423006,130 cfs—29 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 4,000 cfs over 87 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 2,150 and 5,910 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 Rock River

Rock River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black Earth Creek (58 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Rock River
InsectJFMAMJJASOND
Blue-Winged OliveJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: activeApril: peakMay: activeJune: activeJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: peakOctober: peakNovember: absentDecember: absent
CaddisJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: activeMay: peakJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: activeOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
HendricksonJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: peakMay: activeJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
Light CahillJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
March BrownJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: activeJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
MidgeJanuary: peakFebruary: peakMarch: activeApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: activeNovember: activeDecember: peak
ScudJanuary: activeFebruary: activeMarch: activeApril: activeMay: activeJune: activeJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: activeOctober: activeNovember: activeDecember: active
SulphurJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: peakJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
TerrestrialsJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: activeJuly: peakAugust: peakSeptember: activeOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
TricoJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: activeAugust: peakSeptember: peakOctober: activeNovember: absentDecember: absent
PeakActiveAbsent

Reports

From anglers on Rock River

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