Past date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, September 23, 2016
River flow1.70 ft
Actual · 09/23/2016
1.70 ft; discharge 635 cfs
USGS daily
09/23 average
1.67 ft; discharge 638 cfs
20-year USGS
Above average by 0.03 ft.
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 49° / 40°F · 0.45" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 09/23 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.1 in SWE
Stanley, ID
That day · 2016
49° / 40°F · 0.45"
09/23 average
65° / 27°F · 0.03"
18 years
Middle Fork Lodge
Lodge averages are for future dates only (station ended 2013).
Salmon, ID
That day · 2016
57° / 48°F · 0.00"
09/23 average
69° / 39°F · 0.03"
20 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 09/23 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.1 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 09/23 average: 100% of peak melted · 0.1 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.