Cottonwood River
River in Minnesota, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,300 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
40.7
cfs · 40 min ago
Normal for today
51.0
cfs median, 98 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.26
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 51.0 cfs over 98 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 21.0 and 174 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 Cottonwood River
Cottonwood River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Root River (147 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 Cottonwood 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.