St. Francis River

River in Missouri, read from 6 USGS gauges, draining about 1,370 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

200

cfs · 5855d ago

Normal for today

225

cfs median, 28 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

—

not measured here

Normal for the date89% of medianUSGS gauge 07040000

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
St. Francis River at Fisk, MO07040000	200 cfs	—	5855d ago
St. Francis River at Wappapello, MO07039500	171 cfs	—	39 min ago
St. Francis River near Patterson, MO07037500	64.2 cfs	—	39 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 225 cfs over 28 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 137 and 358 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 St. Francis River

St. Francis River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Current River (60 mi), White River (137 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for St. Francis 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

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Reports

From anglers on St. Francis 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.