Choptank River
River in Maryland, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 113 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
38.1
cfs · 42 min ago
Normal for today
28.0
cfs median, 78 yrs
Water temp
65
°F · 27 min ago
Gage height
2.66
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 28.0 cfs over 78 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 15.0 and 61.0 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 Choptank River
Choptank River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Tulpehocken Creek (96 mi), Susquehanna River (105 mi), Little Lehigh Creek (111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | 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 |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | 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: active | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Crayfish | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Damselfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hellgrammite | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Choptank 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.