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SALMON RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
March 28, 2025


Total streamflow across the Salmon River was last observed at 23,970 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 47,544 acre-ft of water today; about 152% of normal. River levels are high. Average streamflow for this time of year is 15,785 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2017-06-02 when daily discharge volume was observed at 129,510 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Salmon River At White Bird Id reporting a streamflow rate of 11,500 cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Salmon River, with a gauge stage of 16.01 ft at this location. This river is monitored from 9 different streamgauging stations along the Salmon River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 5,911 ft, the Salmon River Bl Yankee Fork Nr Clayton Id.

Last Updated 2025-03-28
Discharge Volume 47,544 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 23,970.0 cfs
+2593.0 cfs (+12.13%)
Percent of Normal 151.85%
Maximum 129,510.0 cfs
2017-06-02
Seasonal Avg 15,785 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
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Seasonal Discharge Comparison
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Maximum Streamflow Discharge
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Streamflow Elevation Profile
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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 rivers in the continental United States without a single dam on its mainstem.Cities located along the Salmon River include Stanley, Clayton, Challis, Salmon, Riggins, and White Bird. Redfish Lake and Little Redfish Lake near Stanley, which flow into the river via Redfish Lake Creek, are the terminus of the longest Pacific sockeye salmon migration in North America.The lower half of the river provides the time zone boundary for the state, with northern Idaho on Pacific time and the rest of the state on Mountain time.