Nashua River
River in Massachusetts, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 110 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
8.9
cfs · 49 min ago
Normal for today
16.0
cfs median, 15 yrs
Water temp
57
°F · 49 min ago
Gage height
0.82
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 16.0 cfs over 15 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 9.0 and 173 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 Nashua River
Nashua River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Millers River (41 mi), West Branch Farmington River (76 mi), Housatonic River (93 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: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: absent | 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: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | 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: absent | June: active | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Alder Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Nashua 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.