USGS Streamgage 13317000
Salmon River at White Bird, ID
Salmon River at White Bird, ID is USGS streamgage 13317000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17060209. It drains a watershed of about 13,421 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1894. Typical flow runs near 11,374.5 cfs in July and 10,933.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 13,421 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17060209
- Coordinates
- 45.75028, -116.32389
- USGS site number
- 13317000
- Records begin
- 1894-06-01 (132 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 116 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 | 3,021.9 | 3,905.5 | 5,649.7 | |
| February | 3,251.7 | 4,158.6 | 5,929 | |
| March | 3,783.9 | 5,085.5 | 8,590 | |
| April | 5,882 | 10,933.3 | 20,366.7 | |
| May | 16,331.6 | 29,290.3 | 53,471 | |
| June | 14,875.7 | 34,273.3 | 64,116.7 | |
| July | 5,483.2 | 11,374.5 | 22,974.2 | |
| August | 3,133.5 | 5,040.6 | 7,826.5 | |
| September | 2,861.3 | 4,209 | 5,894 | |
| October | 3,263.2 | 4,591 | 6,182.3 | |
| November | 3,531 | 4,687.7 | 6,572 | |
| December | 3,033.5 | 4,180.6 | 6,147.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).