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North Branch Salmon River in New York

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Mad River Falls2.1 miCoey Hill · 3.2 mi1 mi

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

North Branch Salmon River is a 4.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Branch Salmon River at Redfield NY (site 04249200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2014 to 2026

North Branch Salmon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 519 cfs, and lowest in August, at 52 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,980 cfs, in 2014.

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Typical flow by month at North Branch Salmon River at Redfield NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January222154 to 372
February143105 to 299
March291164 to 627
April519309 to 992
May167106 to 252
June8234 to 207
July6432 to 172
August5225 to 134
September5726 to 108
October17788 to 299
November272180 to 504
December258169 to 534

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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Salmon River at Redfield NY (site 04249200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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