Past date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, September 4, 2026
River flow1.74 ft
Actual · 09/04/2026
1.74 ft; discharge 690 cfs
Provisional
09/04 average
1.71 ft; discharge 653 cfs
20-year USGS
Above average by 0.03 ft.
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 63° / 43°F · 0.13" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 09/04 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.0 in SWE
Stanley, ID
That day · 2026
63° / 43°F · 0.13"
09/04 average
76° / 29°F · 0.07"
20 years
Middle Fork Lodge
Lodge averages are for future dates only (station ended 2013).
Salmon, ID
That day · 2026
No observation
09/04 average
80° / 45°F · 0.08"
20 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 09/04 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.0 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 09/04 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.0 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.