Muskingum River
River in Ohio, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 7,947 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
2,840
cfs · 46 min ago
Normal for today
1,680
cfs median, 14 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
15.45
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 1,680 cfs over 14 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1,490 and 2,380 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 Muskingum River
Muskingum River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Grand River (107 mi), Youghiogheny River (129 mi), Elk River (136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Black Stonefly | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | 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: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| 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: peak | December: peak |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| 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: 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 |
| 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 |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Muskingum 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.