Olentangy River
River in Ohio, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 533 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
53.6
cfs · 30 min ago
Normal for today
53.0
cfs median, 11 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
710.71
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 53.0 cfs over 11 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 49.0 and 65.0 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Olentangy River
Olentangy River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Grand River (121 mi), Huron River (124 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 Olentangy 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.