Oconto River
River in Wisconsin, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 966 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
283
cfs · 24 min ago
Normal for today
393
cfs median, 31 yrs
Water temp
60
°F · 24 min ago
Gage height
4.19
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 393 cfs over 31 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 293 and 561 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 Oconto River
Oconto River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Wolf River (31 mi), Escanaba River (89 mi), Manistee River (123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| White Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Chinook Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Coho Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Grannom | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Oconto 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.