Portage River
River in Ohio, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 494 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
17.0
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
26.0
cfs median, 28 yrs
Water temp
36
°F · 1363d ago
Gage height
1.94
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 26.0 cfs over 28 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 17.0 and 89.0 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 Portage River
Portage River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Huron River (61 mi), Grand River (112 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 Portage 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.