Little Wood River above High 5 Creek, ID

River level and flood forecast · Blaine County

Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 8:45 PM

The river is 3.9 ft below flood stage (5.4 ft).

Flow: 36 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0246TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 4.9 ftFlood 5.4 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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

Flood stage5.4 ft
Action stage4.9 ft
Record crest (March 22, 2018)8.22 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 5.4 ftMinor flooding is possible above Little Wood Reservoir and up Muldoon Creek. Camping sites near the stream's edge may have water in them. Other creeks and streams in the area may experience minor flooding also.
  • 4.9 ftNear bankfull above Little Wood Reservoir and up Muldoon Creek. Camping sites near the stream's edge may have water in them. Other creeks and streams in the area may be approaching bankfull.

Highest crests on record

  1. 8.22 ft — March 22, 2018
  2. 7.01 ft — May 19, 2005
  3. 7.01 ft — April 22, 1969
  4. 6.46 ft — April 24, 1983
  5. 6.2 ft — December 23, 1964

Recent crests: 4.46 ft (June 13, 2022) · 2.84 ft (June 4, 2021) · 3.31 ft (May 31, 2020) · 6.03 ft (April 9, 2019) · 8.22 ft (March 22, 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 (LWOI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.