Pend Oreille River

River in Washington, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 25,200 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

14,200

cfs · 9d ago

Normal for today

22,800

cfs median, 62 yrs

Water temp

°F · 58 min ago

Gage height

—

not measured here

Below normal for the date62% of medianUSGS gauge 12398600

Thirty-day mean discharge · 5,780–23,900 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
PEND OREILLE RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY12398600	14,200 cfs	60°F	9d ago
PEND OREILLE RIVER BELOW BOX CANYON NEAR IONE, WA12396500	27,300 cfs	—	13 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 22,800 cfs over 62 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 19,200 and 24,900 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Pend Oreille River

Pend Oreille River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Kootenai River (99 mi), St Joe River (119 mi), Crowsnest River (147 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Pend Oreille River
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: active	July: absent	August: active	September: peak	October: peak	November: active	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: peak	November: absent	December: absent
Pale Morning Dun	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Green Drake	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
March Brown	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	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: absent	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
October Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: active	September: peak	October: peak	November: absent	December: absent
Salmonfly	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: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Grannom	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Grasshopper	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Pend Oreille 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.