Barren River
River in Kentucky, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,849 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
297
cfs · 26 min ago
Normal for today
641
cfs median, 54 yrs
Water temp
76
°F · 11 min ago
Gage height
4.11
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 641 cfs over 54 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 419 and 1,530 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Barren River
Barren River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cumberland River (43 mi), Caney Fork (51 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 Barren 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.