Kanawha River
River in West Virginia, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 10,463 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
6,220
cfs · 51 min ago
Normal for today
4,910
cfs median, 86 yrs
Water temp
67
°F · 21 min ago
Gage height
18.19
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 4,910 cfs over 86 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 2,980 and 6,880 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 Kanawha River
Kanawha River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Elk River (50 mi), Jackson River (70 mi), Smith River (114 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: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | 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: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grannom | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: absent | 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: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Kanawha 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.