USGS Streamgage 13116500
Medicine Lodge Creek near Small, ID
Medicine Lodge Creek near Small, ID is USGS streamgage 13116500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17040215. It drains a watershed of about 261 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1921. Typical flow runs near 60.9 cfs in July and 50.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 261 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17040215
- Coordinates
- 44.25917, -112.41028
- USGS site number
- 13116500
- Records begin
- 1921-04-19 (105 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 105 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 | 19.5 | 34.6 | 54.7 | |
| February | 25.6 | 39.4 | 57.8 | |
| March | 29.6 | 45.3 | 66.3 | |
| April | 32.2 | 50.2 | 78.2 | |
| May | 38.5 | 64.6 | 133.5 | |
| June | 38.8 | 74.4 | 152.5 | |
| July | 30 | 60.9 | 105.1 | |
| August | 25.8 | 49.6 | 83.4 | |
| September | 26.3 | 44 | 66 | |
| October | 27.5 | 44.4 | 64.2 | |
| November | 23.2 | 41.4 | 62.7 | |
| December | 19.6 | 34 | 56.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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