South Fork Salmon HUC8 17060208
A 3,394 km² sub-basin of the Pacific Northwest region in ID. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
72
Moderate
Drought index
62
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
50%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
80%
p21 of record
Water assets
272
43 springs · 0 wells
USGS gauges (7)
- SF SALMON RIVER NR KRASSEL RANGER STATION ID13310700110 cfsp17 · below normal
- JOHNSON CREEK AT YELLOW PINE ID1331300072 cfsp25 · normal
- EFSF SALMON R ABV MEADOW CRK NR STIBNITE, ID1331080017 cfsno long-term record
- MEADOW CREEK NR STIBNITE, ID1331085020 cfsno long-term record
- EF OF SF SALMON RIVER AT STIBNITE, ID1331100054 cfsno long-term record
- EFSF SALMON R ABV SUGAR CRK NR STIBNITE, ID1331125082 cfsno long-term record
- SUGAR CREEK NR STIBNITE, ID1331145035 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p21 |
| 2026-10-19 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p20 |
| 2026-10-18 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p22 |
| 2026-10-17 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p24 |
| 2026-10-16 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p27 |
| 2026-10-15 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p29 |
| 2026-10-14 | 62 | 0 | 0/2 | p33 |
| 2026-10-13 | 62 | 0 | 0/2 | p35 |
| 2026-10-12 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p27 |
| 2026-10-11 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p24 |
| 2026-10-10 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p24 |
| 2026-10-09 | 62 | 0 | 1/2 | p23 |
| 2026-10-08 | 62 | 0 | 2/2 | p22 |
| 2026-10-07 | 62 | 0 | 2/2 | p22 |
Top water assets
- 69Cabin Creekriver
- 69Johnson Creekriver
- 69Caton Creekriver
- 69South Fork Blackmare Creekriver
- 69North Fork Fitsum Creekriver
- 69Ef Of Sf Salmon River At Stibnite, Idriver
- 69Meadow Creek Nr Stibnite, Idriver
- 69Sugar Creek Nr Stibnite, Idriver
- 69Efsf Salmon R Abv Sugar Crk Nr Stibnite, Idriver
- 69Johnson Creekriver