Ohio River
River in Kentucky, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 141,000 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
255,000
cfs · 974d ago
Normal for today
50,900
cfs median, 22 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
15.77
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 50,900 cfs over 22 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 31,400 and 101,000 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 Ohio River
Ohio River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Elk River (128 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: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Grannom | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | 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: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | 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.