Past date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, May 1, 2020
River flow4.71 ft
Actual · 05/01/2020
4.71 ft; discharge 5,040 cfs
USGS daily
05/01 average
3.78 ft; discharge 3,607 cfs
20-year USGS
Above average by 0.93 ft.
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 58° / 30°F · 0.30" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 05/01 average: 23% of peak melted · 21.3 in SWE
Stanley, ID
That day · 2020
58° / 30°F · 0.30"
05/01 average
53° / 21°F · 0.04"
16 years
Middle Fork Lodge
Lodge averages are for future dates only (station ended 2013).
Salmon, ID
That day · 2020
70° / 33°F · 0.13"
05/01 average
61° / 32°F · 0.02"
19 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 05/01 average: 23% of peak melted · 21.3 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 05/01 average: 10% of peak melted · 39.5 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%
Fridays: 2.17%, about 1 in 46
Odds are launches ÷ first-choice applications (2025 USFS). That is date competition, not a personal win rate.