Lumber River
River in North Carolina, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,228 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
422
cfs · 35 min ago
Normal for today
550
cfs median, 97 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.67
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 550 cfs over 97 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 263 and 1,220 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 Lumber River
Lumber River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (144 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: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | 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 |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Lumber 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.