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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
Little Salamonie River is a 10.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salamonie River at Portland, IN (site 03324200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
Little Salamonie River typically runs highest in March, at a median 55 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,820 cfs, in 2015.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 7.8 to 66 |
| February | 30 | 12 to 98 |
| March | 55 | 26 to 169 |
| April | 38 | 20 to 103 |
| May | 20 | 9.8 to 50 |
| June | 11 | 5.7 to 29 |
| July | 5.8 | 3.5 to 17 |
| August | 3.9 | 2.2 to 7.6 |
| September | 3.0 | 1.9 to 6.8 |
| October | 3.7 | 2.1 to 8.3 |
| November | 6.0 | 3.0 to 22 |
| December | 14 | 4.7 to 43 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salamonie River at Portland, IN (site 03324200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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