James River
River in Missouri, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 987 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
118
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
182
cfs median, 105 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.75
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 182 cfs over 105 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 128 and 356 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 James River
James River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on White River (81 mi), Current River (92 mi), Little Red River (143 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: 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 |
Reports
From anglers on James 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.