Salmon River level at Pulaski

New York · Fishing & wading

Measured at USGS 04250200 — SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY · NWS forecast point PNVN6

232CFS 54% of normal

Reading taken · as of 48 min ago

Gage height5.35 ft
Median for mid-September431 CFS
Years of record33 (1993–2026)
Highest on record9,880 CFS daily, 1993–2026
Lowest on record64 CFS daily

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).

Last 30 days · 227–279 CFS

Flood stages at Pulaski

National Weather Service categories for gauge PNVN6, WFO BUF. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.

Flow history at Pulaski

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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

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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.

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