Maximum discharge on the river today is recorded at the
Salmon River At White Bird Id
with a streamflow rate of 8,870 cfs.
This is also the deepest point on the Salmon River, reporting a gauge stage of
14.97 ft.
This river is monitored from 9 different streamgauging stations along the Salmon River, the first of which is perched at an elevation of 5,911 ft, the
Salmon River Bl Yankee Fork Nr Clayton Id
.
Streamgauges reporting the most discharge on the Salmon River
10 Day Trend
Discharge comparison for the highest gauges over the past 10 days
Expected Streamflow Ranges
Streamflow discharge range for this time of year
The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as "The River of No Return". It flows for 425 miles (685 km) through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of 14,000 square miles (36,000 km2) and dropping more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, and its confluence with the Snake River. Measured at White Bird, its average discharge is 11,060 cubic feet per second (82,700 US gal/s; 313 m3/s). It is one of the largest ...
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