French Broad River
River in Tennessee, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,858 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
12,700
cfs · 31 min ago
Normal for today
1,280
cfs median, 109 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.22
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 1,280 cfs over 109 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 897 and 2,030 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 French Broad River
French Broad River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Clinch River (33 mi), Oconaluftee River (38 mi), Little 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| 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 |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: absent | 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 |
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on French Broad River
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