Schuylkill River
River in Pennsylvania, read from 7 USGS gauges, draining about 1,893 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
698
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
1,010
cfs median, 95 yrs
Water temp
66
°F · 1h ago
Gage height
5.93
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 1,010 cfs over 95 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 544 and 1,780 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 Schuylkill River
Schuylkill River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Tulpehocken Creek (19 mi), Lehigh River (26 mi), Little Lehigh Creek (34 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: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Schuylkill 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.