Big Wood River at S. Broadford Bridge, ID

River level and flood forecast · Blaine County

Normal5.8 ftas of Mon 10:30 PM

The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Flow: 110 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Flood stage11 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (June 7, 2019)10.83 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11 ftAreas along Riverside drive may have minor flooding.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.83 ft — June 7, 2019
  2. 10.55 ft — June 13, 2022
  3. 9.56 ft — May 29, 2018
  4. 8.67 ft — May 31, 2020
  5. 8.46 ft — June 5, 2021

Recent crests: 10.55 ft (June 13, 2022) · 8.46 ft (June 5, 2021) · 8.67 ft (May 31, 2020) · 10.83 ft (June 7, 2019) · 9.56 ft (May 29, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BWBI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.