Elk Fork Salt River Near Madison, MO

USGS Site No: 05506800Elk Fork Salt River • Monroe County, MO

Elk Fork Salt River Near Madison, MO on the Elk Fork Salt River is currently at 20 cfs (Normal — 48th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.43 ft.

Reading from

20
CFS Discharge
3.43
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 3
25th Low threshold 6
50th (Median) Normal (median) 21 Today: 20 cfs
75th High threshold 94
95th Very High threshold 435

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

5k 2.5k 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 21
May 28, 2026 23
May 27, 2026 27
May 26, 2026 35
May 25, 2026 51
May 24, 2026 55
May 23, 2026 57
May 22, 2026 81
May 21, 2026 169
May 20, 2026 883
May 19, 2026 1,170
May 18, 2026 35
May 17, 2026 19
May 16, 2026 24
May 15, 2026 20
Apr 21, 2026 48
Apr 20, 2026 63
Apr 19, 2026 130
Apr 18, 2026 94
Apr 17, 2026 37
Apr 16, 2026 45
Apr 15, 2026 57
Apr 14, 2026 48
Apr 13, 2026 42
Apr 12, 2026 43
Apr 11, 2026 47
Apr 10, 2026 49
Apr 9, 2026 52
Apr 8, 2026 64
Apr 7, 2026 86

Station Information

USGS Site No
05506800
State
MO
County
Monroe County
Coordinates
39.4348, -92.1678
Drainage Area
200 mi²
Datum (ft)
690.2
HUC Code
07110006
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,230 cfs
Apr 2, 2026
Min discharge
2 cfs
Jul 11, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges