Osage River

River in Missouri, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 14,584 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

1,290

cfs · 59 min ago

Normal for today

2,080

cfs median, 29 yrs

Water temp

°F · 2003d ago

Gage height

2.51

Normal for the date62% of medianUSGS gauge 06926510

Thirty-day mean discharge · 1,280–9,600 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Osage River below St. Thomas, MO06926510	1,290 cfs	55°F	59 min ago
Osage River at Tuscumbia, MO06926080	1,060 cfs	—	44 min ago
Osage River near Bagnell, MO06926000	912 cfs	—	29 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 2,080 cfs over 29 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1,250 and 6,900 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 Osage River

Osage River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Current River (149 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Osage 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: active	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
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
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	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: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
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

PeakActiveAbsent

Reports

From anglers on Osage River

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