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Around Salt Fork
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Salt Fork is a 46.6 mile river near Kickapoo Adventures in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salt Fork near ST. Joseph, IL (site 03336900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1959 to 2026
Salt Fork typically runs highest in April, at a median 117 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,550 cfs, in 1968.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 28 to 120 |
| February | 78 | 33 to 167 |
| March | 115 | 65 to 204 |
| April | 117 | 73 to 214 |
| May | 94 | 60 to 163 |
| June | 68 | 38 to 127 |
| July | 38 | 21 to 69 |
| August | 16 | 11 to 28 |
| September | 14 | 9.2 to 25 |
| October | 14 | 9.0 to 33 |
| November | 23 | 10 to 62 |
| December | 46 | 18 to 130 |
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 55 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt Fork near ST. Joseph, IL (site 03336900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Salt Fork, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Homer LakeHomer LakePublic
- Homer LakeHomer LakePublic
- Long Lake - KickapooLong Lake - KickapooPublic
- Kickapoo ParkMiddle Fork Vermillion RiverPublic
- KickapooClear LakePublic
- Inland SeaMiddle Fork Vermillion RiverPublic
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