USGS Streamgage 13302500
Salmon River at Salmon, ID
Salmon River at Salmon, ID is USGS streamgage 13302500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17060203. It drains a watershed of about 3,737 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1912. Typical flow runs near 2,331.3 cfs in July and 1,525.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 3,737 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17060203
- Coordinates
- 45.18361, -113.89528
- USGS site number
- 13302500
- Records begin
- 1912-06-10 (114 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 113 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 813.5 | 1,050.3 | 1,328.7 | |
| February | 837.1 | 1,067.2 | 1,305.5 | |
| March | 893.5 | 1,106.1 | 1,413.2 | |
| April | 1,022.8 | 1,525.3 | 2,617 | |
| May | 1,892.6 | 3,482.3 | 6,763.5 | |
| June | 2,190.3 | 5,061.7 | 9,840.7 | |
| July | 1,008.5 | 2,331.3 | 4,525.2 | |
| August | 628.4 | 1,115.3 | 1,864.2 | |
| September | 660.7 | 1,013.1 | 1,485 | |
| October | 885.9 | 1,245.2 | 1,656.8 | |
| November | 983.1 | 1,281 | 1,592.3 | |
| December | 830.5 | 1,123.9 | 1,428.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).