USGS Streamgage 13338500
SF Clearwater River at Stites, ID
SF Clearwater River at Stites, ID is USGS streamgage 13338500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17060305. It drains a watershed of about 1,168 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1911. Typical flow runs near 587.4 cfs in July and 1,865.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 1,168 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17060305
- Coordinates
- 46.08639, -115.97667
- USGS site number
- 13338500
- Records begin
- 1911-05-16 (115 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 115 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 | 188.7 | 319.7 | 907.3 | |
| February | 231.8 | 418.8 | 1,184.5 | |
| March | 394.4 | 808.7 | 1,781 | |
| April | 981.6 | 1,865.3 | 3,475.3 | |
| May | 1,514.2 | 2,940 | 5,490 | |
| June | 993.3 | 1,974 | 4,470 | |
| July | 317.7 | 587.4 | 1,329.7 | |
| August | 146.4 | 229.7 | 434.8 | |
| September | 119.9 | 183.4 | 360.9 | |
| October | 140.5 | 226.6 | 414.8 | |
| November | 179 | 277.7 | 571.7 | |
| December | 169.1 | 281.1 | 641.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this region
- NF Clearwater River near Canyon Ranger Station, ID
- Columbia River at McNary Dam,Near Umatilla, OR
- North Fork John Day River at Monument, OR
- SF Crooked River near Bell Butte, near Paulina, OR
- South Yamhill River at McMinnville, OR
- Sixes River at Sixes, OR
- Rogue River near Agness, OR
- Chetco River near Brookings, OR