Salmon River (Idaho) plans are under legal challenge. The United States Geological Survey operates four stream gauge water level monitoring stations on the main stem of the Salmon River and 17 others on its tributaries. Real time data is available for each station on the USGS website. For a map of these see or in the box at right. Salmon River (Idaho) The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as "The River of No Return". It flows for through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of and dropping more than between
South Fork Salmon River Fork are displayed in the below graph. Monthly discharges at Mackay Bar (cfs)<br> Although not as frequently run as the Middle Fork, the South Fork is also well known for challenging whitewater. Boaters frequently put in at the Secesh River, about above the mouth of the South Fork on the main stem Salmon. Because of their relatively pristine condition, the South Fork and its tributary the Secesh are being considered for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system. South Fork Salmon River The South Fork Salmon River is an tributary of the Salmon River in Idaho and Valley