White Salmon River
River in Washington, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 386 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
405
cfs · 49 min ago
Normal for today
597
cfs median, 106 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.25
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 597 cfs over 106 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 507 and 707 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 White Salmon River
White Salmon River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Klickitat River (15 mi), Clackamas River (51 mi), Deschutes River (72 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: absent | April: active | 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: peak | 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: absent | October: active | 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: absent | June: active | 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: peak | July: active | 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 |
| Summer Steelhead | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on White Salmon 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.