USGS Streamgage 13296000
Yankee Fork Salmon River near Clayton, ID
Yankee Fork Salmon River near Clayton, ID is USGS streamgage 13296000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17060201. It drains a watershed of about 189 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1921. Typical flow runs near 179.4 cfs in July and 211.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 189 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17060201
- Coordinates
- 44.27889, -114.73389
- USGS site number
- 13296000
- Records begin
- 1921-05-01 (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 | 35.3 | 46.5 | 60 | |
| February | 39.1 | 44.9 | 59.7 | |
| March | 39.3 | 55.7 | 114.1 | |
| April | 71.3 | 211.8 | 470.8 | |
| May | 336 | 677.5 | 1,444.6 | |
| June | 238.1 | 603.3 | 1,485.5 | |
| July | 84 | 179.4 | 329.9 | |
| August | 55.8 | 90.2 | 120.4 | |
| September | 50.1 | 70.1 | 87 | |
| October | 48 | 65.1 | 90.4 | |
| November | 41.1 | 60.8 | 85.3 | |
| December | 36.8 | 51.7 | 72.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).