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ELK FORK SALT

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Elk Fork Salt River near Madison, MO

MONROE COUNTY, MO39.4348°N, -92.1678°W Updated 38 min ago

FLOW RATE

47.8cfs

GAUGE HT

3.86ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

5mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

47.8cfs 2.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 57–77 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

183cfs

PERIOD LOW

11.2cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.86ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

65°

MON

90°

66°

TUE

88°

66°

WED

88°

69°

THU

90°

71°

FRI

91°

72°

SAT

91°

71°

TIME

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hourly forecast

87°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NE

G 8 mph

ENE

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

ENE

G13

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G11

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G10

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G11

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G15

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G12

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G10

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NNE

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NNE

NNW

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G11

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PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

13%

51%

13%

15%

39%

21%

68%

46%

18%

11%

17%

10%

32%

17%

74%

100%

57%

54%

55%

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58%

60%

65%

78%

93%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

08:36 PM

14H 44M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

39.4348, -92.1678

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 15:00 UTC

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