St Joe River at Calder, ID
River level and flood forecast · Shoshone County
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.2 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 364 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:39 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 1938) | 18.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftBear Creek will begin to back up from the St Joe River and may start to spill into the town of Calder, flooding the low spots in yards, roads and parking lots.
- 11 ftFlooding in riverside RV areas near Meadow and Oxbow Lanes downstream of Calder to the Cutthroat Resort.
- 10 ftWater may cover the low spots on Calder Road between the St Joe River Road and the Calder Bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 18.2 ft — April 18, 1938
- 17.5 ft — December 23, 1933
- 17.04 ft — February 10, 2017
- 16.04 ft — December 2, 1975
- 15.87 ft — January 16, 1974
Recent crests: 9.47 ft (April 15, 2024) · 12.49 ft (May 3, 2023) · 12.57 ft (May 7, 2022) · 10.46 ft (May 2, 2021) · 11.21 ft (May 1, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- St Maries River near Santa, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near Kellogg, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River at Wallace, ID
- Ninemile Creek near Wallace, ID
- Canyon Creek at Wallace, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River above Pine Creek at Pinehurst, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near PINEHURST, ID
- Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo, ID
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLDI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.