Snake River
River in Washington, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 92,960 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
12,500
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
18,600
cfs median, 68 yrs
Water temp
42
°F · 1301d ago
Gage height
3.14
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 18,600 cfs over 68 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 14,900 and 23,100 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 Snake River
Snake River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Grande Ronde River (25 mi), Lochsa River (67 mi), St Joe River (90 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: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Resident Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Spring Steelhead | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Summer Steelhead | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
Reports
From anglers on Snake 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.