Little Wood River near Carey, ID
River level and flood forecast · Blaine County
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (5.8 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.8 ft through Tue, Oct 20, 12 AM.
Flow: 2 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:07 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 9 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 5.8 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (April 27, 1952) | 8.95 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftMinor flooding of farmlands is likely below Carey and river channel through town may have water nearing base of bridges.
- 5.8 ftWidespread fields and low-lying areas between Gooding through Shoshone and Richfield will experience seepage and ponding. Portions of Mary L. Gooding Memorial Park in Shoshone will be flooded.
- 5 ftFields and low-lying areas between Gooding and about 5 miles East of Shoshone (Dietrich Butte Road) may experience seepage and ponding. Water entering parts of Mary L. Gooding Memorial Park in Shoshone.
Highest crests on record
- 8.95 ft — April 27, 1952
- 8.69 ft — December 23, 1964
- 7.41 ft — May 12, 1958
- 7.2 ft — April 22, 1950
- 7.12 ft — April 15, 1943
Recent crests: 3.06 ft (June 11, 2022) · 5.02 ft (April 17, 2019) · 6.33 ft (March 22, 2018) · 5.41 ft (April 7, 2017) · 3.47 ft (June 5, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WODI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.