USGS Streamgage 12395000
Priest River near Priest River, ID
Priest River near Priest River, ID is USGS streamgage 12395000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010215. It drains a watershed of about 902 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 1,012.5 cfs in July and 2,591 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 902 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,105 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010215
- Coordinates
- 48.20852, -116.91464
- USGS site number
- 12395000
- Records begin
- 1903-07-01 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 77 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 | 433.9 | 831.9 | 1,454.8 | |
| February | 444.7 | 859.9 | 1,823.1 | |
| March | 619.3 | 1,210.8 | 2,609.4 | |
| April | 1,443.1 | 2,591 | 4,080 | |
| May | 2,601.3 | 4,697.1 | 6,829.7 | |
| June | 1,520.3 | 3,875.7 | 6,606 | |
| July | 454.9 | 1,012.5 | 2,438.5 | |
| August | 220.1 | 382.7 | 726.1 | |
| September | 185.9 | 303.8 | 621.8 | |
| October | 459.3 | 1,078.1 | 2,115.7 | |
| November | 672.7 | 1,152.4 | 1,905 | |
| December | 406.8 | 910.4 | 1,737.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).