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Rock River

River in Wisconsin, read from 7 USGS gauges, draining about 3,340 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

3,320

cfs · 53 min ago

Normal for today

1,180

cfs median, 112 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

6.07

ft

Above normal for the date281% of medianUSGS gauge 05430500
Thirty-day mean discharge · 1,340–3,850 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

StationFlowTempUpdated
ROCK RIVER AT AFTON, WI054305003,320 cfs—53 min ago
ROCK RIVER AT NEWVILLE, WI054275302,660 cfs—53 min ago
ROCK RIVER AT FORT ATKINSON, WI054270852,020 cfs—53 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 1,180 cfs over 112 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 598 and 2,030 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 Rock River

Rock River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black Earth Creek (59 mi), Wolf River (120 mi), Manistee River (145 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Rock River
InsectJFMAMJJASOND
HendricksonJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: peakMay: peakJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
SulphurJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: peakJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
TricoJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: peakAugust: peakSeptember: peakOctober: activeNovember: absentDecember: absent
Blue-Winged OliveJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: activeApril: peakMay: activeJune: activeJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: peakOctober: peakNovember: absentDecember: absent
Brown DrakeJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: peakJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
HexJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: peakJuly: peakAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
IsonychiaJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: peakJuly: peakAugust: activeSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
Light CahillJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
March BrownJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: activeJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
CaddisJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: activeMay: peakJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: activeSeptember: activeOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
Chinook SalmonJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: activeSeptember: peakOctober: peakNovember: absentDecember: absent
Coho SalmonJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: activeOctober: peakNovember: activeDecember: absent
PeakActiveAbsent

Reports

From anglers on Rock 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.