Rolling Fork
River in Kentucky, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,299 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
9.9
cfs · 31 min ago
Normal for today
58.0
cfs median, 87 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.84
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 58.0 cfs over 87 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 14.0 and 251 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 Rolling Fork
Rolling Fork does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cumberland River (50 mi), Caney Fork (98 mi), Clinch River (127 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: active | 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: peak | November: peak | 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: active | 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: peak | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Rolling Fork
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