East Branch Penobscot River
River in Maine, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 493 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
450
cfs · 57 min ago
Normal for today
540
cfs median, 2 yrs
Water temp
55
°F · 57 min ago
Gage height
2.99
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 540 cfs over 2 years of record. 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 East Branch Penobscot River
East Branch Penobscot River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Penobscot River (62 mi), Kennebec River (123 mi), Androscoggin River (147 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: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: active | 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 |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | 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: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Alder Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | 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 |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on East Branch Penobscot 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.