Planning date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, August 13, 2027
River flow1.88 ft
Daily reading
No daily actual yet — this date is not in the past.
08/13 average
1.88 ft; discharge 799 cfs
20-year USGS
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 81° / 34°F · 0.01" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 08/13 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.0 in SWE
Stanley, ID
08/13 average: 81° / 34°F · 0.01" · 19 years
Middle Fork Lodge
08/13 average: 84° / 43°F · 0.00" · 7 years · averages for future dates only; station ended 2013
Salmon, ID
08/13 average: 86° / 49°F · 0.02" · 20 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 08/13 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.0 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 08/13 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.0 in SWE
Lottery odds8.33% first-choice proxy
2025 first-choice proxy · 08/13 launch
8.33%
4.7× season avg 1.79% (+6.54 pts)
First-choice applications
48
Private launches available
4
Season-wide 2025 success rate
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.