Goose Creek (ID) near Oakley, ID
River level and flood forecast · Cassia County
The river is 4.1 ft below flood stage (5.5 ft).
Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Action stage | 4.6 ft |
| Record crest (February 10, 2017) | 11.28 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftGoose Creek Road south of Double Diamond Ranch to Spring Creek will have water inundation problems and with additional extensive flooding in ranch and cropland southward to the Utah border. Flooding like February 2017 can be expected.
- 5.5 ftRanch and lowland crop flooding upriver from Oakley Reservoir southward to the Utah border. Side roads across the creek impacted. Cropland near Double Diamond Ranch starts to have water problems.
- 4.6 ftIsolated ranch and lowland crop flooding upriver from Oakley Reservoir southward to the Utah border.
Highest crests on record
- 11.28 ft — February 10, 2017
- 9.3 ft — February 11, 1962
- 9.3 ft — January 18, 1971
- 7.6 ft — January 23, 1943
- 7.29 ft — May 15, 1984
Recent crests: 3.81 ft (May 4, 2020) · 5.23 ft (June 2, 2019) · 2.87 ft (March 22, 2018) · 11.28 ft (February 10, 2017) · 5.86 ft (February 17, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Cassia Creek below Blacksmith Ck, ID
- Raft River above One Mile Creek, ID
- Snake River near Milner, ID
- Devils Washbowl Spring near Kimberly, ID
- Southwest Idaho Reservoirs at Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, ID
- Rock Creek at Twin Falls, ID
- Snake River near Twin Falls, ID
- Snake River below Minidoka Dam (at Howells Ferry), ID
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GOSI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.