Chetco River
River in Oregon, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 271 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
61.1
cfs · 46 min ago
Normal for today
87.0
cfs median, 57 yrs
Water temp
67
°F · 46 min ago
Gage height
-1.50
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 87.0 cfs over 57 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 70.0 and 179 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 Chetco River
Chetco River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Rogue River (33 mi), Klamath River (66 mi), North Umpqua River (117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Coho | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: active |
| Fall Chinook | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Half-Pounder Steelhead | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Spring Chinook | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Chetco 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.