Big Sunflower River
River in Mississippi, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 767 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
16.3
cfs · 37 min ago
Normal for today
140
cfs median, 68 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
-1.00
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 140 cfs over 68 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 81.0 and 226 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 Big Sunflower River
Big Sunflower River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Little Red River (108 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: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| Shad | January: active | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: active |
| Sowbug | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Big Sunflower 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.