Adventure Idaho | Salmon River Rafting Trips
Salmon River near Adventure Idaho | Salmon River Rafting Trips
About this river
Salmon River is a 27.1 mile river near Adventure Idaho | Salmon River Rafting Trips in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salmon River at White Bird ID (site 13317000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1910 to 2026
Salmon River typically runs highest in June, at a median 35,900 cfs, and lowest in January, at 3,900 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 129,000 cfs, in 1974.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,900 | 3,440 to 4,630 | |
| February | 4,150 | 3,650 to 4,700 | |
| March | 4,980 | 4,180 to 6,170 | |
| April | 10,450 | 7,280 to 15,100 | |
| May | 30,400 | 20,800 to 43,000 | |
| June | 35,900 | 23,300 to 50,400 | |
| July | 10,300 | 6,890 to 14,200 | |
| August | 4,900 | 3,780 to 6,280 | |
| September | 4,215 | 3,545 to 4,960 | |
| October | 4,650 | 3,900 to 5,390 | |
| November | 4,695 | 4,060 to 5,490 | |
| December | 4,150 | 3,570 to 4,960 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salmon River at White Bird ID (site 13317000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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