Snake River near Shelley, ID
River level and flood forecast · Bingham County
The river is 6.7 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.8 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 PM.
Flow: 3,110 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:08 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (June 17, 1918) | 16.97 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.5 ftMajor flooding of farmland is likely. Water may cover a few county roads near the river. Low lying properties near the river around Shelley and Firth may be inundated with water.
- 13 ftModerate lowland flooding will occur along the river.
- 12.5 ftWater will cover the end of Highline Road near the riverjust south of Firth. Some outbuildings at the end of Highline Road will have water in or around them and water may cover some driveways. Lowland flooding will occur adjacent to the river around Shelley downstream to near Rose.
Highest crests on record
- 16.97 ft — June 17, 1918
- 16.05 ft — June 17, 1997
- 14.68 ft — June 22, 1917
- 14.36 ft — May 29, 1928
- 13.15 ft — May 28, 2011
Recent crests: 8.01 ft (May 31, 2022) · 8.74 ft (August 5, 2021) · 10.11 ft (June 7, 2020) · 11.04 ft (April 24, 2019) · 11.85 ft (June 3, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSnake River near Idaho Falls, ID
- DownstreamSnake River at Blackfoot, ID
- Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon), ID
- Willow Creek (Eastern ID) below Tex Creek, ID
- Willow Creek (Eastern ID) below Ririe Dam near Ririe, ID
- Snake River near Menan, ID
- Snake River at Lorenzo, ID
- Blackfoot River near Blackfoot (Butte Road-Ft. Hall), ID
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SHYI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.