Black River
River in Wisconsin, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 2,080 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
582
cfs · 56 min ago
Normal for today
716
cfs median, 94 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.52
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 716 cfs over 94 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 458 and 1,630 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 Black River
Black River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Root River (72 mi), Wolf River (102 mi), Black Earth Creek (108 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: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | 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: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hex | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Black 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.