Salmon Creek in Connecticut
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Around Salmon Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Salmon Creek is a 6.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salmon Creek at Lime Rock, CT (site 01199050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Salmon Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 73 cfs, and lowest in August, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,730 cfs, in 1984.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 40 | 26 to 68 |
| February | 39 | 27 to 60 |
| March | 63 | 45 to 100 |
| April | 73 | 48 to 109 |
| May | 46 | 31 to 69 |
| June | 26 | 16 to 52 |
| July | 15 | 8.8 to 28 |
| August | 13 | 7.3 to 27 |
| September | 14 | 7.5 to 27 |
| October | 20 | 13 to 42 |
| November | 35 | 21 to 57 |
| December | 46 | 26 to 72 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salmon Creek at Lime Rock, CT (site 01199050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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