Portage River
River in Michigan, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 196 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
108
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
86.0
cfs median, 1 yrs
Water temp
58
°F · 1h ago
Gage height
2.54
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 86.0 cfs over 1 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 Portage River
Portage River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Huron River (100 mi), Muskegon River (103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Smallmouth Bass | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| Brown Trout | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Chinook Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Gray Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hex | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Steelhead | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Portage 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.