USGS Streamgage 13310850
Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID
Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID is USGS streamgage 13310850 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17060208. Discharge records at this site go back to 1904. Typical flow runs near 7.3 cfs in July and 10.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17060208
- Coordinates
- 44.88953, -115.36022
- USGS site number
- 13310850
- Records begin
- 1904-01-01 (122 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 15 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 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | |
| February | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | |
| March | 1.7 | 2.4 | 9.4 | |
| April | 3.7 | 10.2 | 25.7 | |
| May | 22.3 | 43.9 | 82.4 | |
| June | 18.8 | 35.4 | 81.3 | |
| July | 4.6 | 7.3 | 14.7 | |
| August | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | |
| September | 2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | |
| October | 2 | 2.8 | 6.6 | |
| November | 2 | 2.9 | 7.2 | |
| December | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID normally run highest?
- May, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 43.9 cfs, against 1.9 cfs in February, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- What is a normal flow for Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 2.1 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 1.7 and 3.3 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 13310850 begin in 1904, about 122 years, covering roughly 5,407 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID?
- The gauge sits at 44.88953, -115.36022, in Idaho, in hydrologic subbasin 17060208.
- Can I use Meadow Creek near Stibnite, ID data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.