Planning date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, May 7, 2027
River flow4.67 ft
Daily reading
No daily actual yet — this date is not in the past.
05/07 average
4.67 ft; discharge 5,044 cfs
20-year USGS
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 59° / 25°F · 0.08" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 05/07 average: 34% of peak melted · 18.3 in SWE
Stanley, ID
05/07 average: 59° / 25°F · 0.08" · 19 years
Middle Fork Lodge
05/07 average: 60° / 34°F · 0.04" · 7 years · averages for future dates only; station ended 2013
Salmon, ID
05/07 average: 67° / 37°F · 0.03" · 20 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 05/07 average: 34% of peak melted · 18.3 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 05/07 average: 15% of peak melted · 37.1 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.