Buffalo River
River in Tennessee, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 702 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
302
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
372
cfs median, 85 yrs
Water temp
69
°F · 35 min ago
Gage height
2.89
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 372 cfs over 85 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 281 and 474 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 Buffalo River
Buffalo River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Caney Fork (118 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: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Crane Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sculpin | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Sowbug | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Buffalo 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.