USGS Streamgage 13159800
Canyon Creek at Oregon Trail Xing near Mountain Home, ID
Canyon Creek at Oregon Trail Xing near Mountain Home, ID is USGS streamgage 13159800 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050101. It drains a watershed of about 71 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1984. Typical flow runs near 58.4 cfs in July and 53.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 71 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050101
- Coordinates
- 43.26111, -115.7025
- USGS site number
- 13159800
- Records begin
- 1984-03-01 (42 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 42 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 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 38.5 | |
| February | 3.5 | 17.5 | 80 | |
| March | 8.8 | 43.2 | 147.6 | |
| April | 16.1 | 53.1 | 135.9 | |
| May | 23.2 | 57.1 | 79.9 | |
| June | 26.8 | 58.1 | 83.4 | |
| July | 5.4 | 58.4 | 76.5 | |
| August | 0.5 | 48.9 | 67.8 | |
| September | 0.1 | 15.6 | 51.2 | |
| October | 0.2 | 1.6 | 6.7 | |
| November | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |
| December | 1.3 | 2.5 | 11.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).