Swatara Creek
River in Pennsylvania, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 483 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
5,050
cfs · 22 min ago
Normal for today
251
cfs median, 50 yrs
Water temp
58
°F · 22 min ago
Gage height
5.18
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 251 cfs over 50 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 133 and 641 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Swatara Creek
Swatara Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Tulpehocken Creek (23 mi), Susquehanna River (32 mi), Juniata River (38 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: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Crayfish | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Damselfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hellgrammite | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sculpin | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| White Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Swatara 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.