Big Sandy River
River in Wyoming, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,485 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
35.0
cfs · 7314d ago
Normal for today
59.0
cfs median, 34 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.74
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 59.0 cfs over 34 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 46.0 and 67.0 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 Big Sandy River
Big Sandy River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on New Fork River (27 mi), Green River (57 mi), Hoback River (90 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: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Gray Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Hecuba Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: absent | November: active | December: absent |
| Little Yellow Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Mahogany Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Big Sandy 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.