Ohio River
River in Indiana, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 97,000 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
54,000
cfs · 3h ago
Normal for today
37,700
cfs median, 51 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
11.36
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 37,700 cfs over 51 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 21,100 and 57,300 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 Ohio River
Ohio River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cumberland River (106 mi), Caney Fork (126 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: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | 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: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Sowbug | 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: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: active | December: absent |
| Crane Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Ohio 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.