USGS Streamgage 13117030
Birch Creek at Eight-Mile Canyon Rd near Reno, ID
Birch Creek at Eight-Mile Canyon Rd near Reno, ID is USGS streamgage 13117030 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17040216. It drains a watershed of about 400 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1967. Typical flow runs near 44.5 cfs in July and 70.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 400 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17040216
- Coordinates
- 44.08028, -112.87722
- USGS site number
- 13117030
- Records begin
- 1967-06-28 (59 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 21 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 70.6 | — | |
| February | — | 69.2 | — | |
| March | — | 71.7 | — | |
| April | 0 | 70.8 | 76 | |
| May | 45.1 | 56.1 | 70.9 | |
| June | 39.9 | 46.1 | 56.8 | |
| July | 36.9 | 44.5 | 58.7 | |
| August | 37.9 | 45.8 | 56.6 | |
| September | 39.5 | 47.9 | 56.5 | |
| October | 37 | 58.6 | 64 | |
| November | — | 66.8 | — | |
| December | — | 68 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).