Idaho · Unknown Co.

Middle Fork Salmon River

★ Wild & Scenic
· 100 mi · Class
Optimal: 725–2200 CFS · USGS #13309220
1,454 avg
2,710CFS
3.40 ft gauge height
Above Optimal
↓Falling slowly (-20 cfs/hr)
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 1,454 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #13309220
National Wild & Scenic River · U.S. Forest Service

One of the original eight rivers in the nation designated as wild and scenic on October 2, 1968, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River originates 20 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho, with the merging of Bear Valley and Marsh Creeks. The entire river, to its confluence with the Salmon River, is designated and is classified as wild, with the exception of a one-mile segment near the Dagger Falls-Boundary Creek Road, which is classified as scenic. All except this short scenic segment is also within the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. The Middle Fork is one of the last free-flowin

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