South Fork Boise River at Pine (near Featherville), ID

River level and flood forecast · Elmore County

Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 11:30 PM

The river is 5.5 ft below flood stage (7.2 ft).

Forecast to hold near 1.7 ft through Tue, Oct 20, 12 AM.

Flow: 196 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02468WedFriSunTueThuSatMonAction 6 ftFlood 7.2 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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

Flood stage7.2 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (May 7, 2017)8.24 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 7.2 ftLow lying areas along the river will begin to flood from Pine Bridge upstream to Featherville. Minor flooding will impact some homes and cabins in the Lagoon Circle area. Water will threaten sections of Elk Valley Way and Redfish Lane. Campgrounds adjacent to the river will be impacted. Debris in the river such as logs and trees may begin piling up at bridge crossings.

Highest crests on record

  1. 8.24 ft — May 7, 2017
  2. 7.87 ft — March 30, 1983
  3. 7.79 ft — May 21, 2006
  4. 7.74 ft — May 17, 1997
  5. 7.69 ft — April 27, 2012

Recent crests: 5.32 ft (May 12, 2025) · 4.81 ft (June 4, 2024) · 6.97 ft (May 23, 2023) · 5.19 ft (June 13, 2022) · 3.7 ft (June 4, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRFI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.