River Rouge
River in Michigan, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 187 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
48.2
cfs · 46 min ago
Normal for today
38.0
cfs median, 96 yrs
Water temp
56
°F · 46 min ago
Gage height
5.03
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 38.0 cfs over 96 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 26.0 and 69.0 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 River Rouge
River Rouge does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Huron River (32 mi), Grand River (117 mi), Muskegon River (138 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 |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | 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 |
| Egg Patterns | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| 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 |
| Lake-Run Smallmouth | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on River Rouge
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.