Saginaw River
River in Michigan, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 6,210 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
5,780
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
2,590
cfs median, 11 yrs
Water temp
61
°F · 1h ago
Gage height
579.32
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 2,590 cfs over 11 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1,630 and 6,820 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 Saginaw River
Saginaw River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Huron River (79 mi), Muskegon River (86 mi), Au Sable River (86 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: active | 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 |
| 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 |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | 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: active | 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| White Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Drake | 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 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Saginaw 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.