South Branch Potomac River
River in West Virginia, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,461 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
194
cfs · 53 min ago
Normal for today
205
cfs median, 104 yrs
Water temp
63
°F · 53 min ago
Gage height
1.24
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 205 cfs over 104 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 144 and 392 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 South Branch Potomac River
South Branch Potomac River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Jackson River (58 mi), Elk River (62 mi), Youghiogheny River (85 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: active | 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 |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| 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: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on South Branch Potomac 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.