Pecatonica River
River in Wisconsin, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,034 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
875
cfs · 57 min ago
Normal for today
513
cfs median, 87 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.56
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 513 cfs over 87 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 367 and 645 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Pecatonica River
Pecatonica River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black Earth Creek (37 mi), Root River (105 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | 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 |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
Reports
From anglers on Pecatonica 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.