Catawba River
River in North Carolina, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,450 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
838
cfs · 278d ago
Normal for today
1,090
cfs median, 10 yrs
Water temp
72
°F · 28 min ago
Gage height
17.06
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
| Station | Flow | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATAWBA RIVER BL LOOKOUT SHOALS DAM NR SHARON, NC0214244102 | 838 cfs | 72°F | 278d ago |
| CATAWBA RIVER AT NC HIGHWAY 16 NR MILLERSVILLE, NC0214196125 | 18,700 cfs | 71°F | 13 min ago |
| CATAWBA R AT SR1223 BL LK JAMES NR BRIDGEWATER, NC02138520 | 3,220 cfs | 70°F | 13 min ago |
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 1,090 cfs over 10 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 724 and 6,710 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 Catawba River
Catawba River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Tuckasegee River (72 mi), Oconaluftee River (74 mi), Clinch River (91 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: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| 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 |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Catawba River
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