Blue Earth River
River in Minnesota, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 2,410 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
963
cfs · 27 min ago
Normal for today
204
cfs median, 85 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
9.15
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 204 cfs over 85 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 64.0 and 840 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Blue Earth River
Blue Earth River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Root River (126 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: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | 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: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | 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: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Blue Earth 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.