Rockaway River
River in New Jersey, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 119 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
86.6
cfs · 39 min ago
Normal for today
11.0
cfs median, 120 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
2.38
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 11.0 cfs over 120 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 0.9 and 19.0 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Rockaway River
Rockaway River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Brodhead Creek (34 mi), Neversink River (49 mi), Little Lehigh Creek (52 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: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | 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 |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Rockaway River
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