Russell Creek
River in Kentucky, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 188 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
16.2
cfs · 29 min ago
Normal for today
26.0
cfs median, 83 yrs
Water temp
74
°F · 29 min ago
Gage height
1.72
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 26.0 cfs over 83 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 12.0 and 64.0 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 Russell Creek
Russell Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cumberland River (24 mi), Caney Fork (71 mi), Clinch River (121 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 Russell Creek
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.