Salmon River at White Bird, ID
River level and flood forecast · Idaho County
The river is 19.7 ft below flood stage (32 ft).
Forecast to hold near 12.3 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 PM.
Flow: 3,680 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 33 ft |
| Flood stage | 32 ft |
| Action stage | 30 ft |
| Record crest (June 1, 1894) | 37.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftFlooding threatens some homes and businesses. Many roads flooded and impassable.
- 33 ftFlooding affects low lying areas adjacent to the river. Floooding threatens many secondary roads and comes close to inundating highway 95. Several thousand acres of low lying land are also flooded.
- 32 ftFlooding threatens Route 95 near Whitebird.
Highest crests on record
- 37.5 ft — June 1, 1894
- 35.81 ft — June 17, 1974
- 33.05 ft — May 24, 1956
- 32.95 ft — June 3, 1948
- 32.56 ft — June 1, 1986
Recent crests: 25.79 ft (May 12, 2025) · 28.11 ft (June 12, 2022) · 28.1 ft (May 31, 2020) · 30.57 ft (June 2, 2017) · 29.85 ft (June 24, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WHBI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.