Salt River
River in Kentucky, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,197 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
93.6
cfs · 48 min ago
Normal for today
73.0
cfs median, 41 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.05
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 73.0 cfs over 41 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 54.0 and 312 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 Salt River
Salt River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cumberland River (86 mi), Caney Fork (134 mi), Clinch River (142 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 Salt River
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