Nisqually River
River in Washington, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 517 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
611
cfs · 22 min ago
Normal for today
602
cfs median, 70 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.23
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 602 cfs over 70 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 564 and 863 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 Nisqually River
Nisqually River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Yakima River (76 mi), Klickitat River (80 mi), Clackamas River (101 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: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| October Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Coho | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Resident Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Skwala | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Spring Chinook | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Nisqually 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.