Basswood River
River in Minnesota, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,740 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
172
cfs · 51 min ago
Normal for today
696
cfs median, 95 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
2.17
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 696 cfs over 95 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 359 and 1,170 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 Basswood River
Basswood River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Bois Brule River (107 mi), Namekagon River (133 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: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: absent | 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 |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| White Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: peak | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Basswood 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.