Pawcatuck River
River in Rhode Island, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 294 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
371
cfs · 23 min ago
Normal for today
165
cfs median, 85 yrs
Water temp
76
°F · 2238d ago
Gage height
4.22
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 165 cfs over 85 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 108 and 273 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 Pawcatuck River
Pawcatuck River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on West Branch Farmington River (80 mi), Millers River (90 mi), Housatonic River (97 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: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Alder Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Pawcatuck 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.