USGS Streamgage 13296500
Salmon River below Yankee Fork near Clayton, ID
Salmon River below Yankee Fork near Clayton, ID is USGS streamgage 13296500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17060201. It drains a watershed of about 807 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1921. Typical flow runs near 1,178.5 cfs in July and 831.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 807 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17060201
- Coordinates
- 44.26833, -114.73278
- USGS site number
- 13296500
- Records begin
- 1921-10-01 (105 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 105 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 | 323.9 | 403.9 | 513.3 | |
| February | 325.6 | 398.1 | 491.3 | |
| March | 343.1 | 416 | 570.9 | |
| April | 489.7 | 831.4 | 1,684.5 | |
| May | 1,282.3 | 2,357.1 | 4,316.1 | |
| June | 1,308.6 | 2,834 | 5,394.3 | |
| July | 546 | 1,178.5 | 2,447.7 | |
| August | 343.9 | 544.7 | 909.6 | |
| September | 322.2 | 456.6 | 676.9 | |
| October | 352.4 | 486.1 | 691.4 | |
| November | 356 | 476 | 654.9 | |
| December | 331.7 | 430.6 | 561.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).