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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
76
Healthy
Drought index
138
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
112%
p68 of record
Water assets
272
43 springs · 0 wells
USGS gauges (7)
- JOHNSON CREEK AT YELLOW PINE ID1331300096 cfsp67 · normal
- SF SALMON RIVER NR KRASSEL RANGER STATION ID13310700150 cfsp68 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 138 | 0 | 0/2 | p68 |
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