Past date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, October 20, 2011
River flow1.92 ft
Actual · 10/20/2011
1.92 ft; discharge 796 cfs
USGS daily
10/20 average
1.77 ft; discharge 707 cfs
20-year USGS
Above average by 0.15 ft.
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 55° / 21°F · 0.00" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 10/20 average: 0% of peak melted · 0.2 in SWE
Stanley, ID
That day · 2011
55° / 21°F · 0.00"
10/20 average
56° / 23°F · 0.06"
19 years
Middle Fork Lodge
Lodge averages are for future dates only (station ended 2013).
Salmon, ID
That day · 2011
51° / 29°F · 0.00"
10/20 average
57° / 32°F · 0.04"
19 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 10/20 average: 0% of peak melted · 0.2 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 10/20 average: 0% of peak melted · 0.4 in SWE
Lottery oddsOutside the May 28–Sep 3 lottery season. Season-wide 2025: 1.79%.
2025 lottery
Outside the May 28–Sep 3 lottery season. Season-wide 2025: 1.79%.
Day-of-week context (2025)
Days with the best odds: Saturday 2.81%, Friday 2.17%
Days with the worst odds: Monday 1.05%, Tuesday 1.54%
Thursdays: 2.10%, about 1 in 48
Odds are launches ÷ first-choice applications (2025 USFS). That is date competition, not a personal win rate.