Spring River

River in Missouri, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,164 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

43.0

cfs · 14 min ago

Normal for today

145

cfs median, 102 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

0.95

Below normal for the date30% of medianUSGS gauge 07186000

Thirty-day mean discharge · 44.2–90.5 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Spring River near Waco, MO07186000	43.0 cfs	—	14 min ago
Spring River at Carthage, MO07185765	33.0 cfs	—	59 min ago
Spring River at La Russell, MO07185700	45.0 cfs	—	14 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 145 cfs over 102 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 74.0 and 303 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 Spring River

Spring River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on White River (117 mi), Current River (139 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Spring 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 Spring 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.