Medicine Bow River
River in Wyoming, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 2,338 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
7.0
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
26.0
cfs median, 87 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.90
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 26.0 cfs over 87 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 18.0 and 53.0 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 Medicine Bow River
Medicine Bow River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on North Platte River (40 mi), Yampa River (77 mi), Cache La Poudre River (87 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: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | 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 |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | 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: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | 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: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Crane Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Medicine Bow 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.