Salmon River at Somes Bar CA

USGS Site No: 11522500Salmon River • Siskiyou County, CA

Salmon River at Somes Bar CA on the Salmon River is currently at 678 cfs (Low — 10th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.52 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

678
CFS Discharge
2.52
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
FLOOD
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 675
25th Low threshold 1,110 Today: 678 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,770
75th High threshold 2,680
95th Very High threshold 4,710

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.

7.5k 3.8k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 724
May 27, 2026 663
May 26, 2026 624
May 25, 2026 648
May 24, 2026 672
May 23, 2026 689
May 22, 2026 654
May 21, 2026 650
May 20, 2026 655
May 19, 2026 668
May 18, 2026 686
May 17, 2026 705
May 16, 2026 721
May 15, 2026 746
Apr 20, 2026 1,410
Apr 19, 2026 1,430
Apr 18, 2026 1,510
Apr 17, 2026 1,630
Apr 16, 2026 1,870
Apr 15, 2026 1,780
Apr 14, 2026 1,820
Apr 13, 2026 1,960
Apr 12, 2026 2,180
Apr 11, 2026 1,770
Apr 10, 2026 1,550
Apr 9, 2026 1,310
Apr 8, 2026 1,160
Apr 7, 2026 1,230
Apr 6, 2026 1,290
Apr 5, 2026 1,310

Station Information

USGS Site No
11522500
State
CA
Coordinates
41.3765, -123.4770
Drainage Area
751 mi²
Datum (ft)
486.3
HUC Code
18010210
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
20.0 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
15,900 cfs
Dec 21, 2025
Min discharge
206 cfs
Sep 6, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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