Lochsa River near Lowell, ID

River level and flood forecast · Idaho County

Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 9 PM

Forecast to hold near 1.9 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 PM.

Flow: 393 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:08 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.5 ft — June 8, 1964
  2. 13.26 ft — June 16, 1974
  3. 13.18 ft — June 2, 1972
  4. 12.78 ft — June 5, 1974
  5. 12.7 ft — May 17, 1997

Recent crests: 7.99 ft (December 12, 2025) · 8.47 ft (May 12, 2025) · 10.9 ft (June 11, 2022) · 10.06 ft (March 16, 2017) · 11.63 ft (May 20, 2008)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LOCI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.