Sac River

River in Missouri, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,810 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

60.1

cfs · 42 min ago

Normal for today

145

cfs median, 52 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

4.94

Below normal for the date41% of medianUSGS gauge 06919900

Thirty-day mean discharge · 60.4–1,370 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Sac River near Caplinger Mills, MO06919900	60.1 cfs	—	42 min ago
Sac River at Hwy J below Stockton, MO06919020	52.6 cfs	—	42 min ago
Sac River near Dadeville, MO06918440	12.3 cfs	—	57 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 145 cfs over 52 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 82.0 and 953 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 Sac River

Sac River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on White River (114 mi), Current River (117 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Sac 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: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	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
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
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: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	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

PeakActiveAbsent

Reports

From anglers on Sac 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.