Big Walnut Creek
River in Ohio, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 544 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
214
cfs · 57 min ago
Normal for today
102
cfs median, 53 yrs
Water temp
63
°F · 57 min ago
Gage height
2.09
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 102 cfs over 53 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 76.0 and 163 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 Big Walnut Creek
Big Walnut Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Grand River (133 mi), Huron River (149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Egg Patterns | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hex | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Lake-Run Smallmouth | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Minnow Patterns | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Smallmouth Bass | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: active |
| Steelhead Run | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | 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: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Big Walnut Creek
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