Salmon River in New York
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Salmon River is a 35.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salmon River at Pineville NY (site 04250200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1993 to 2026
Salmon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,585 cfs, and lowest in August, at 254 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,880 cfs, in 1998.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 726 | 467 to 1,160 |
| February | 659 | 460 to 1,020 |
| March | 1,080 | 686 to 1,630 |
| April | 1,585 | 904 to 2,310 |
| May | 497 | 290 to 855 |
| June | 288 | 249 to 516 |
| July | 274 | 233 to 528 |
| August | 254 | 219 to 368 |
| September | 428 | 388 to 478 |
| October | 473 | 417 to 664 |
| November | 626 | 460 to 1,060 |
| December | 864 | 525 to 1,190 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salmon River at Pineville NY (site 04250200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Salmon River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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