Powder River
River in Wyoming, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 5,924 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
10.5
cfs · 48 min ago
Normal for today
104
cfs median, 95 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.45
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 104 cfs over 95 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 51.0 and 145 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 Powder River
Powder River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Bighorn River (96 mi), Bighorn River (99 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: peak | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | 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: active | 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 |
| Sculpin | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: absent |
| Sow Bug / Scud | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sowbug | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Powder 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.