Big Butte Creek
River in Oregon, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 245 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
29.8
cfs · 17 min ago
Normal for today
110
cfs median, 71 yrs
Water temp
55
°F · 17 min ago
Gage height
2.52
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 110 cfs over 71 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 72.0 and 143 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Big Butte Creek
Big Butte Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on North Umpqua River (45 mi), Rogue River (70 mi), Mckenzie River (102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| October Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Big Butte Creek
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.