USGS Streamgage 13168500
Bruneau River near Hot Spring, ID
Bruneau River near Hot Spring, ID is USGS streamgage 13168500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050102. It drains a watershed of about 2,686 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1909. Typical flow runs near 204.2 cfs in July and 658.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 2,686 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050102
- Coordinates
- 42.77111, -115.72028
- USGS site number
- 13168500
- Records begin
- 1909-07-01 (117 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 117 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 | 71.9 | 116.9 | 232.6 | |
| February | 95.6 | 144.2 | 353.2 | |
| March | 132.6 | 260.9 | 765.6 | |
| April | 247.6 | 658.4 | 1,503.3 | |
| May | 422.8 | 1,108.8 | 2,159.7 | |
| June | 287.8 | 789.5 | 1,691.7 | |
| July | 70.8 | 204.2 | 498.5 | |
| August | 38.5 | 80.8 | 144 | |
| September | 38.1 | 67 | 115.3 | |
| October | 48.9 | 84.7 | 137.5 | |
| November | 64.3 | 106.3 | 164.3 | |
| December | 61.8 | 105.2 | 186.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Wickahoney Creek near Grasmere, ID
- Cottonwood Creek near Harvey Point near Bruneau, ID
- Little Jacks Creek above Wilderness Rd near Bruneau, ID
- Bruneau River at Rowland, NV
- Big Jacks Creek at Parker Trail near Grasmere, ID
- Jarbidge River below Jarbidge, NV
- Marys Creek at Tindall, ID
- Sheep Creek above Mouth near Grasmere, ID