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Salmon River near Hyder, AK

River level and flood forecast · Prnce of Wales-Hyder County

Normal16.4 ftas of Tue 2:45 AM

Flow: 313 cubic feet per second (USGS).

River camera

Salmon River near Hyder, AK: the newest picture from the USGS camera
Last picture Mon 7:01 PM
Watch the time-lapse

Camera by the U.S. Geological Survey. Most take a picture every hour, some every few minutes; many stop at night.

The last 7 days and the forecast

16171819WedThuFriSatSunMonTueNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.9 ft — August 30, 1971
  2. 28.37 ft — August 13, 2013
  3. 28.17 ft — July 31, 2020
  4. 28.1 ft — July 29, 2022
  5. 27.91 ft — July 16, 2015

Recent crests: 26.35 ft (July 11, 2025) · 27.06 ft (July 24, 2024) · 25.91 ft (June 28, 2023) · 28.1 ft (July 29, 2022) · 22.31 ft (June 11, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Prnce of Wales-Hyder CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 15008000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SLMA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.