Salmon River level at Pulaski
New York · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 04250200 — SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY · NWS forecast point PNVN6
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 232 CFS, this gauge is running 54% of normal for mid-September — below the 431 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 33 years of record (1993–2026).
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Flood stages at Pulaski
National Weather Service categories for gauge PNVN6, WFO BUF. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Action 10.0 ft
- Right now 5.35 ft
Flow history at Pulaski
Daily values from USGS 04250200, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for PNVN6 reissued through the day. Provisional.
About Salmon River at Pulaski
In New York — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Salmon and steelhead runs; Lighthouse Hill releases.
Salmon River at Pulaski — common questions
3 questions
What makes the flow change on Salmon River at Pulaski?
Rain upstream, plus seasonal baseflow. The 12-month chart shows how it behaves through the year.
Is Salmon River at Pulaski high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 431 CFS, from 33 years of record (1993–2026). Today is 54% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 04250200 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for PNVN6 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.