Hocking River

River in Ohio, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 943 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

455

cfs · 29 min ago

Normal for today

122

cfs median, 111 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

3.94

Above normal for the date373% of medianUSGS gauge 03159500

Thirty-day mean discharge · 498–12,700 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Hocking River at Athens OH03159500	455 cfs	—	29 min ago
Hocking River at Enterprise OH03157500	224 cfs	—	44 min ago
Hocking River at Lancaster OH03156400	28.5 cfs	—	59 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 122 cfs over 111 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 82.0 and 218 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 Hocking River

Hocking River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Elk River (137 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Hocking River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: active	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: absent	October: peak	November: active	December: absent
Grannom	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Little Black Stonefly	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: active	December: peak
March Brown	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	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: active	December: peak
Quill Gordon	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
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: absent	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Hocking 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.