Root River
River in Wisconsin, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 190 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
136
cfs · 36 min ago
Normal for today
24.0
cfs median, 63 yrs
Water temp
60
°F · 2h ago
Gage height
2.94
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 24.0 cfs over 63 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 11.0 and 44.0 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 Root River
Root River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black Earth Creek (88 mi), Muskegon River (123 mi), Manistee River (138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Smallmouth Bass | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Steelhead | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Brown Trout | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| 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 |
Reports
From anglers on Root River
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