Black River

River in Missouri, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,245 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

283

cfs · 1h ago

Normal for today

530

cfs median, 78 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

-0.46

Below normal for the date53% of medianUSGS gauge 07063000

Thirty-day mean discharge · 298–636 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Black River at Poplar Bluff, MO07063000	283 cfs	—	1h ago
Black River above Williamsville, MO07062575	444 cfs	—	1469d ago
Black River at Leeper, MO07062500	196 cfs	—	57 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 530 cfs over 78 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 406 and 669 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 Black River

Black River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Current River (42 mi), White River (114 mi), Little Red River (142 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Black River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: active	December: active
Caddis	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: peak	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	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
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
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: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: peak
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Trico	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Black 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.