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Salmon River Adventure Company

Middle Fork Salmon River near Salmon River Adventure Company

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About this river

Middle Fork Salmon River is a 2.1 mile river near Salmon River Adventure Company in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge MF Salmon River at Mouth near Shoup, ID (site 13310199). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1994 to 2026

Middle Fork Salmon River typically runs highest in May, at a median 8,620 cfs, and lowest in February, at 946 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,600 cfs, in 1997.

Typical flow by month at MF Salmon River at Mouth near Shoup, ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January949800 to 1,100
February946829 to 1,090
March1,2301,000 to 1,630
April2,7851,875 to 4,110
May8,6206,400 to 13,500
June7,6055,045 to 10,750
July2,3801,780 to 3,380
August1,4101,120 to 1,740
September1,1701,005 to 1,330
October1,140978 to 1,300
November1,120941 to 1,300
December978803 to 1,190

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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for MF Salmon River at Mouth near Shoup, ID (site 13310199). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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