Middle Fork Salmon River at Middle Fork Lodge, ID

River level and flood forecast · Valley County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 8:45 PM

Forecast to hold near 1.6 ft through Thu, Oct 22, 6 AM.

Flow: 560 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

1.31.41.51.61.71.8TueThuSatMonWedFriSunTueThuNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.8 ft — June 16, 1974
  2. 8.75 ft — June 1, 2017
  3. 8.68 ft — June 5, 2010
  4. 8.49 ft — May 21, 2008
  5. 8.23 ft — May 31, 2003

Recent crests: 6.61 ft (May 12, 2025) · 5.63 ft (June 4, 2024) · 7.49 ft (May 22, 2023) · 6.89 ft (June 13, 2022) · 4.49 ft (May 8, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MIDI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.