Powder River
River in Montana, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 13,060 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
7.7
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
145
cfs median, 88 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
0.15
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 145 cfs over 88 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 65.0 and 318 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 Powder River
Powder River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Bighorn River (101 mi), Bighorn River (116 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: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | 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: active | 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 |
| 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 |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Powder 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.