Little Bighorn River
River in Montana, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,294 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
57.1
cfs · 13 min ago
Normal for today
151
cfs median, 73 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
2.53
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 151 cfs over 73 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 117 and 181 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 Little Bighorn River
Little Bighorn River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Bighorn River (26 mi), Bighorn River (48 mi), Lamar River (136 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: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Gray Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sculpin | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: absent |
| Sow Bug / Scud | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sowbug | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
Reports
From anglers on Little Bighorn River
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