The Salmon River is a tailwater in New York, listed as Steelhead / salmon water by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 6 species, including chinook salmon, coho salmon and atlantic salmon. 29 guides and 3 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Pulaski & the Salmon River.
Anglers on the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario, New York, in October. Photo: Bill Blevins, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Salmon River is a tailwater in New York. Our destination hub Pulaski & the Salmon River is 4 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters. The Salmon River through Pulaski to Lake Ontario.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Salmon River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Salmon River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Salmon River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Orwell BrookOatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Orwell Brook.
New York · about 1 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Deer CreekThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Deer Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Trout BrookFlume Falls on the West Branch Ausable River, Wilmington, New York. Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Brook.
New York · about 6 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Grindstone CreekThe East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Grindstone Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Little Sandy CreekThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Sandy Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lindsey CreekA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lindsey Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, salmon & steelhead.
On the Great Lakes tributary sections with their own seasonal (Sept 1 - Mar 31) trout and salmon run regulations list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
On the Catch and release trout stream reaches (all year, artificial lures only) list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the Salmon River Fly Fishing Catch and Release sections (Lower Fly and Upper Fly, Altmar) list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
On the Trout Stream Management Plan — Stocked-Extended reaches (daily limit 3, 1 over 12 inches) list (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Fisheries, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Quoted word for word from the agency page on the date shown. Many quotes name the reach they cover and apply only to that part of the water. Rules change; the linked page is the authority.
“The area above the County Rte. 52 bridge in Altmar is open September 15 to May 15.”
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · read 2026-10-14
“The upper section is located adjacent to County Rte. 22 above the Salmon River Hatchery and is open April 1 to November 30.”
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · read 2026-10-14
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Whole Salmon River, not only this reach.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel of the whole Salmon River. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
12.9 of 38.5 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
From Public Fishing Rights Parking Areas (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), via data.ny.gov, read 2026-11-04); each site’s own point lies on the mapped water. Trout as the agency lists them for the site. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Waterbury Rd · Redfield · stocked: Atlantic, Chinook, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Fox Rd · Redfield · stocked: Atlantic, Chinook, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Ryan Rd · Redfield · stocked: Atlantic, Chinook, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
29 guides name it on their website
Pulaski, NY · 3 mi
Salmon River
Names this water
Pulaski, NY · 4 mi
Lake & stillwater · Saltwater & ocean charters · Salmon River
Names this water
Pulaski, NY · 5 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Salmon & West Branch Ausable
Names this water
Ellisburg, NY · 5 mi
Drift boat · Lake & stillwater · Salmon River
Names this water
Pulaski, NY · 5 mi
Lake & stillwater · Salmon River
Names this water
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit River, Washington (Doug Wilson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Photo: Doug Wilson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Chinook salmon moving upstream in the lower Tuolumne River, California (Dan Cook, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
Pulaski is a village on the Salmon River in Oswego County, a few miles above the river's mouth on Lake Ontario; Altmar and the Salmon River Fish Hatchery are upstream, and the county's other Lake Ontario tributaries, from the Oswego River to the Sandy creeks, reach the lake along its shore.
Destination hub · 4 mi away in a straight line
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Salmon River? Same fish, overseas.
TailwaterThe Laxá below Mývatn at Skútustaðir, North Iceland. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Northeastern Region, Iceland
Same fish: brown trout & Atlantic salmon · also a tailwater
Flagship waterThe Meander River in Deloraine, Tasmania. Photo: Gary Houston, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
TailwaterThe Grand River just north of Paris, Ontario, looking upstream. Photo: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TailwaterThe lower Clutha River / Mata-Au and Inch Clutha from Kaitangata. Photo: Andrewrutherford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Otago, New Zealand
Same fish: brown trout & chinook salmon · also a tailwater
TailwaterRepresentative photo · not Río San PedroThe Río Toltén at Pocoyán. Photo: Maxbalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río San Pedro.
TailwaterRepresentative photo · not SogThe Ytri-Rangá near Hella. Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sog.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY (USGS 04250200) Provisional USGS data
USGS 04250200 · NWS PNVN6
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Much below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 168 readings from Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST; ranging 232 to 244 ft³/s; latest 236 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST | 244 | 5.38 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST | 232 | 5.35 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST | 232 | 5.35 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 244 | 5.38 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 244 | 5.38 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST | 236 | 5.36 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 244 | 5.38 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 240 | 5.37 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 236 | 5.36 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | 236 | 5.36 |
Normal for Nov 5: 451–1,260 ft³/s (middle half of 34 years of record). Now: 236 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 236 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 34 years of record: 10th 378, 25th 451, median 559, 75th 1,260, 90th 1,915 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 211 ft³/s, highest 4,170 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+0% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 5.36 ft stage, 217 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST (NWS gauge PNVN6; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines New York DEC uses are 70°F.
Species the agency lists for Salmon River: chinook salmon, coho salmon, atlantic salmon, steelhead, brown trout, smallmouth bass.
Source: Salmon River - NYSDEC (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation).
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:09 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Orwell BrookOatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Orwell Brook.
New York · about 1 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Deer CreekThe West Branch Delaware River at the Hale Eddy bridge, Deposit, New York. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Deer Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Trout BrookFlume Falls on the West Branch Ausable River, Wilmington, New York. Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Brook.
New York · about 6 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Grindstone CreekThe East Branch Delaware River at its confluence with the Beaverkill, East Branch, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Grindstone Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Little Sandy CreekThe Beaverkill in autumn rain. Photo: Jack Enright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Sandy Creek.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lindsey CreekA foggy morning on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lindsey Creek.
Altmar, New York
River cabins · 1.0 mi
Pulaski, New York
Fishing lodge · 1.6 mi
Pulaski, New York
Fishing lodge · 2.1 mi
Altmar, New York
Fishing lodge · 2.4 mi
Altmar, New York
River cabins · 3.3 mi
Orwell, New York
River cabins · 4.1 mi
Mexico, New York
River cabins · 11 mi
New Haven, New York
Fish camp · 14 mi
