Rocky River
River in North Carolina, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,380 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
2,290
cfs · 26 min ago
Normal for today
141
cfs median, 97 yrs
Water temp
67
°F · 56 min ago
Gage height
6.76
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
| Station | Flow | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY RIVER NEAR NORWOOD, NC02126000 | 2,290 cfs | — | 26 min ago |
| ROCKY R AB IRISH BUFFALO CR NR ROCKY RIVER, NC0212433550 | 485 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| ROCKY R AT US 64 NEAR SILER CITY, NC02101726 | 1.6 cfs | 67°F | 56 min ago |
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 141 cfs over 97 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 99.0 and 497 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 Rocky River
Rocky River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (73 mi), Jackson River (150 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: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | 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: absent | June: absent | 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 |
| 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 |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| 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 |
| Trico | 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 Rocky 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.