Saco River
River in Maine, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,294 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
513
cfs · 12 min ago
Normal for today
1,050
cfs median, 110 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.83
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 1,050 cfs over 110 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 692 and 1,780 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 Saco River
Saco River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Saco River (20 mi), Androscoggin River (69 mi), Kennebec River (71 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: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | 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: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | 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 |
| Gray Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Saco 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.