Aroostook River
River in Maine, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,653 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
132
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
852
cfs median, 96 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
0.75
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 852 cfs over 96 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 414 and 1,880 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 Aroostook River
Aroostook River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Penobscot River (90 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: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | 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 Aroostook 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.