Catawba River

River in South Carolina, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 3,540 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

13,300

cfs · 45 min ago

Normal for today

1,740

cfs median, 33 yrs

Water temp

°F · 15 min ago

Gage height

11.05

Above normal for the date764% of medianUSGS gauge 02147020

Thirty-day mean discharge · 1,110–4,680 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
CATAWBA RIVER BELOW CATAWBA, SC02147020	13,300 cfs	—	45 min ago
CATAWBA RIVER NEAR ROCK HILL, SC02146000	12,200 cfs	—	15 min ago
CATAWBA RIVER BL LAKE WYLIE DAM FEWELL ISLAND, SC02145910	11,900 cfs	75°F	15 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 1,740 cfs over 33 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1,310 and 3,610 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 Catawba River

Catawba River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Tuckasegee River (132 mi), Smith River (134 mi), Oconaluftee River (136 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Catawba River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: active	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	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
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: active	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: active	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
March Brown	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: peak	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Quill Gordon	January: absent	February: active	March: peak	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Green Drake	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	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: active	June: active	July: active	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Catawba River

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