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South Fork Salt
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SOUTH FORK SALT
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South Fork Salt River above Santa Fe, MO

MISSOURI39.3261°N, -91.8342°W Updated 12 min ago
FLOW RATE
19.6cfs
GAUGE HT
4.27ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
19.6cfs 74.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 1824 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
23.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
19.6cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.27ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

25.5in

≈ normal

25.46 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.32 in).

YTD Total

25.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.8–28.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.42" · normal 2.10" (0.9–3.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.87" · normal 2.23" (1.0–3.9)
Feb
Mar: 3.88" · normal 3.29" (1.9–4.7)
Mar
Apr: 6.35" · normal 4.56" (2.8–6.4)
Apr
May: 4.18" · normal 4.87" (2.4–8.7)
May
Jun: 8.22" · normal 4.10" (1.6–6.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.54" (so far)· normal 3.70" (1.4–6.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.90" (1.4–4.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.23" (1.4–4.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.13" (1.5–5.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.17" (1.5–6.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.20" (1.1–3.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:21 PM
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Station Location

39.3261, -91.8342
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 14:30 UTC
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