Tar River
River in North Carolina, read from 7 USGS gauges, draining about 2,660 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
98.3
cfs · 41 min ago
Normal for today
433
cfs median, 100 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.32
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
| Station | Flow | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAR RIVER AT TARBORO, NC02083500 | 98.3 cfs | — | 41 min ago |
| TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC02082585 | 47.1 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| TAR RIVER BELOW DAM NEAR LANGLEY CROSSROADS, NC0208250410 | 73.8 cfs | — | 41 min ago |
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 433 cfs over 100 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 232 and 1,050 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 Tar River
Tar River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (90 mi), Jackson River (143 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 Tar 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.