Salmon River Adventure Company
West Fork Bitterroot River near Salmon River Adventure Company
About this river
West Fork Bitterroot River is a 12.7 mile river near Salmon River Adventure Company in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Fork Bitterroot River nr Conner MT (site 12342500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
West Fork Bitterroot River typically runs highest in May, at a median 722 cfs, and lowest in February, at 68 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,900 cfs, in 1947.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 59 to 97 | |
| February | 68 | 60 to 94 | |
| March | 74 | 63 to 102 | |
| April | 140 | 87 to 255 | |
| May | 722 | 282 to 1,330 | |
| June | 702 | 466 to 1,125 | |
| July | 213 | 166 to 281 | |
| August | 238 | 131 to 329 | |
| September | 184 | 117 to 252 | |
| October | 93 | 67 to 135 | |
| November | 79 | 64 to 108 | |
| December | 72 | 60 to 102 |
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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Fork Bitterroot River nr Conner MT (site 12342500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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