Water report · Salmon River (ID)
Running normal for late September. Above 59% of past September 22s on record.
Updated 7:45 PM UTC, Sep 22
1,130 cfs puts Salmon River (ID) in the 59th percentile for September 22, against 112 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,050 cfs, and half of all September 22s on record fell between 841 and 1,280.
That is 90.0 cfs lower than on Aug 3.
Over the last 30 days, Salmon River (ID) ran between 883 and 1,660 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Jul 11.
That is 777 cfs lower than on Jul 11.
Over the last 90 days, Salmon River (ID) ran between 883 and 5,630 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on May 14.
That is 3,710 cfs lower than on May 12.
Over the last 12 months, Salmon River (ID) ran between 808 and 5,630 cfs, lowest on Sep 29 and highest on May 14.
That is 46.0 cfs higher than on Sep 21.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 13302500, SALMON RIVER AT SALMON ID, 0.4 miles from the center of Salmon River (ID). Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 13302500, SALMON RIVER AT SALMON ID, 0.4 miles from the center of Salmon River (ID). It reports discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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