Blackfoot River near Blackfoot (Butte Road-Ft. Hall), ID
River level and flood forecast · Bingham County
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 158 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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An email when the National Weather Service forecasts Blackfoot River near Blackfoot (Butte Road-Ft. Hall) to flood, when it floods, and when it's over.
Flood stages
| Flood stage | 5.8 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 16, 1997) | 6.77 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 5.8 ftLowland flooding possible from Interstate 15 to confluence of the Snake River. Homes and cattle operation near Riverton Road (900 W) bridge just north of Ferry Butte Road (500 S) will start to have water seeping near them. Other locations will have water approaching roadways between 550 W and Blackhawk Road.
- 5.5 ftNearing bankfull from near Blackfoot downstream to the confluence with the Snake River.
Highest crests on record
- 6.77 ft — June 16, 1997
- 6.73 ft — June 7, 1976
- 6.19 ft — April 18, 2017
- 5.53 ft — June 12, 1984
- 5.23 ft — May 29, 2019
Recent crests: 3.79 ft (October 19, 2021) · 4.37 ft (October 18, 2020) · 5.23 ft (May 29, 2019) · 4.32 ft (May 16, 2018) · 6.19 ft (April 18, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBlackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon), ID
- DownstreamSnake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall), ID
- Spring Creek (Eastern ID) near Fort Hall, ID
- Snake River at Blackfoot, ID
- Portneuf River at Tyhee, ID
- Portneuf River at Pocatello, ID
- Portneuf River at Inkom, ID, ID
- Snake River near Shelley, ID
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BLFI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.