Delaware River Report: August 15, 2023

We were hit with some rain overnight into this morning. The West Branch above Oquaga Creek looks okay on the graphs this morning with a slight bump to 579 cfs. The should be okay for midday sulphurs and olives. The West Branch at hale Eddy is 2,700. The lower West, East Branch, and Mainstem are all high, still climbing, and off color. Keep an eye on the gauges for the latest flows.

Today will be 73 degrees with cloudy skies and another .05″ of rain. We may see some additional thunderstorms so watch the radar. Wind will be light and variable.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Pale Evening Dun – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria, rotunda, Stenocron spp.
Olive Caddis – #16 – 18 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.

View the current local weather conditions.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY579 cfs48°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY2,740 cfs56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY638 cfs60°
East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY2,700 cfs61°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY4,570 cfs64°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY1,210 cfs63°
West Branch at 191 Bridge62°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)431 cfs66°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release550 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity81.1%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity93.4%
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