Boone River
River in Iowa, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 844 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
599
cfs · 38 min ago
Normal for today
72.0
cfs median, 86 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.33
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 72.0 cfs over 86 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 17.0 and 269 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 Boone River
Boone River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Root River (140 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: absent | July: absent | August: absent | 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 |
| 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 |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | 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 Boone 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.