Elk Fork Salt River Near Madison, MO

USGS Site No: 05506800 • Elk 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 — 70th 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 October 28 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 1
25th Low threshold 2
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6
75th High threshold 23 Today: 20 cfs
95th Very High threshold 210

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.

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