Horse Creek
River in Oregon, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 150 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
233
cfs · 17d ago
Normal for today
305
cfs median, 7 yrs
Water temp
50
°F · 17d ago
Gage height
9.50
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 305 cfs over 7 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 289 and 353 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 Horse Creek
Horse Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Mckenzie River (16 mi), Metolius River (46 mi), North Santiam River (49 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: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| 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 |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | 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: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | 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 |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hatchery Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | 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: active | 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: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Horse 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.