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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 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

87cfs

GAUGE HT

4.22ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

8mph NE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

87cfs 1.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 13–17 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,717cfs

PERIOD LOW

2cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

4.22ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

65°

MON

90°

66°

TUE

88°

66°

WED

90°

69°

THU

91°

72°

FRI

90°

76°

SAT

91°

72°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph E

G 10 mph

G10

NNE

ENE

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

G12

G15

G13

ESE

G12

G11

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G11

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G11

ESE

G10

ESE

SSE

SSW

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G10

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G10

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ESE

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G10

ESE

SSE

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ESE

SSE

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ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

23%

58%

33%

34%

42%

71%

100%

61%

10%

19%

55%

29%

14%

28%

100%

25%

65%

93%

95%

84%

69%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

08:36 PM

14H 44M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

39.4348, -92.1678

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

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