Pacolet River
River in South Carolina, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 503 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
582
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
216
cfs median, 9 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.11
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 216 cfs over 9 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 167 and 611 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 Pacolet River
Pacolet River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Tuckasegee River (78 mi), Oconaluftee River (82 mi), Little River (106 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: active | February: active | March: peak | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | 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 |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | 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 |
| 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: active | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | 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: active |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Pacolet 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.