atmostormbeta

Salmon River at Salmon, ID

River level and flood forecast · Lemhi County

Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 8:45 PM

The river is 5.1 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).

Forecast to hold near 2.4 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 PM.

Flow: 1,150 cubic feet per second (USGS).

River camera

Salmon River at Salmon, ID: the newest picture from the USGS camera
Last picture Mon 5 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

0246810TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 7 ftFlood 7.5 ftModerate 8.5 ftMajor 9.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Get flood alerts for this river

An email when the National Weather Service forecasts Salmon River at Salmon to flood, when it floods, and when it's over.

Free, no account. Email when the NWS forecasts this river to flood, when it floods, and when it's over. Every email has a stop link.

Flood stages

Major flood stage9.5 ft
Moderate flood stage8.5 ft
Flood stage7.5 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (February 7, 1985)10.33 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 9.5 ftHomes and businesses near the river may experience flooding.
  • 8 ftA few houses near the river may experience flooding.
  • 7.5 ftSome farmland and low lying areas near salmon may be flooded.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.33 ft — February 7, 1985
  2. 9.62 ft — January 8, 1942
  3. 9.6 ft — January 12, 1973
  4. 9.5 ft — December 13, 1983
  5. 9.15 ft — June 6, 2017

Recent crests: 5.57 ft (May 12, 2025) · 7.91 ft (June 13, 2022) · 9.15 ft (June 6, 2017) · 7.16 ft (April 27, 2012) · 7.28 ft (June 24, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Lemhi CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 13302500

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SMNI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.