Clinch River
River in Virginia, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,123 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
312
cfs · 25 min ago
Normal for today
245
cfs median, 85 yrs
Water temp
64
°F · 55 min ago
Gage height
2.93
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 245 cfs over 85 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 166 and 487 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 Clinch River
Clinch River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Clinch River (78 mi), Smith River (118 mi), Oconaluftee River (122 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: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | 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 |
| 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 |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | 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: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Clinch 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.