Past date
Middle Fork of the Salmon River, April 14, 2017
River flow3.61 ft
Actual · 04/14/2017
3.61 ft; discharge 2,940 cfs
USGS daily
04/14 average
2.76 ft; discharge 1,840 cfs
20-year USGS
Above average by 0.85 ft.
Weather & snowStanley, ID · 38° / 26°F · 0.07" · Banner 312 · Banner Summit 312, 04/14 average: 5% of peak melted · 25.4 in SWE
Stanley, ID
That day · 2017
38° / 26°F · 0.07"
04/14 average
46° / 18°F · 0.06"
17 years
Middle Fork Lodge
Lodge averages are for future dates only (station ended 2013).
Salmon, ID
That day · 2017
58° / 34°F · 0.32"
04/14 average
56° / 29°F · 0.06"
19 years
Banner Summit 312
Banner Summit 312, 04/14 average: 5% of peak melted · 25.4 in SWE
Deadwood Summit 439
Deadwood Summit 439, 04/14 average: 1% of peak melted · 41.8 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.