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Hammer Down River Excursions
Hammer Down River Excursions

Hammer Down River Excursions

Hammer Down River Excursions is a fishing guide service based in White Bird, Idaho. They also offer multi-day all-inclusive packages that include lodging, meals, and activities.

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Around Hammer Down River Excursions

Fish Creek Group Use11.8 miLower Salmon River2.2 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1910 to 2026

The water at Hammer Down River Excursions typically runs highest in June, at a median 35,900 cfs, and lowest in January, at 3,900 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 129,000 cfs, in 1974.

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Typical flow by month at Salmon River at White Bird ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3,9003,440 to 4,630
February4,1503,650 to 4,700
March4,9804,180 to 6,170
April10,4507,280 to 15,100
May30,40020,800 to 43,000
June35,90023,300 to 50,400
July10,3006,890 to 14,200
August4,9003,780 to 6,280
September4,2153,545 to 4,960
October4,6503,900 to 5,390
November4,6954,060 to 5,490
December4,1503,570 to 4,960

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salmon River at White Bird ID (site 13317000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

93Go/ 100

FogHigh 56°F, low 32°FRain 4%Wind 5 kt, gusts 8

Streamflow

4,110 cfs

Below normal (22nd)

Water level

12.60 ft

Water

46°F

Air quality

11 Good

Grangeville monitor, 24 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 32 ft. NWS reads 12.55 ft here.

NWS forecast: 4,020 cfs by Fri 11 PM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. See full conditions →