Musselshell River
River in Montana, read from 7 USGS gauges, draining about 7,784 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
44.7
cfs · 52 min ago
Normal for today
64.0
cfs median, 94 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
2.35
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 64.0 cfs over 94 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 12.0 and 113 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 Musselshell River
Musselshell River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Gallatin River (84 mi), Missouri River (91 mi), Yellowstone River (98 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: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | 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 |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Musselshell 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.