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About this river
Salmon River is a 40.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Salmon River at Bombay NY (site 04270200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1957 to 2026
Salmon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 231 cfs, and lowest in August, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,890 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76 | 52 to 112 |
| February | 70 | 52 to 114 |
| March | 150 | 78 to 264 |
| April | 231 | 148 to 388 |
| May | 100 | 70 to 159 |
| June | 60 | 42 to 93 |
| July | 39 | 28 to 61 |
| August | 32 | 23 to 54 |
| September | 34 | 24 to 51 |
| October | 52 | 31 to 95 |
| November | 92 | 61 to 150 |
| December | 91 | 65 to 150 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Salmon River at Bombay NY (site 04270200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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