Columbia River

River in Oregon, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 256,900 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

no flow

· 26 min ago

Normal for today

124,000

cfs median, 37 yrs

Water temp

°F · 1h ago

Gage height

6.89

Below normal for the date-90% of medianUSGS gauge 14246900

Thirty-day mean discharge · 66,100–121,000 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
COLUMBIA RIVER AT PORT WESTWARD, NEAR QUINCY, OR14246900	no flow	—	26 min ago
COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE DALLES, OR14105700	94,100 cfs	65°F	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 124,000 cfs over 37 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 102,000 and 143,000 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 Columbia River

Columbia River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Klickitat River (10 mi), Clackamas River (60 mi), Deschutes River (61 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Columbia River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	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: 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
Coho	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	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
Pale Morning Dun	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Resident Trout	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Salmonfly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Spring Chinook	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Summer Steelhead	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Columbia River

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