USGS Streamgage 13081500
Snake River near Minidoka Id at Howells Ferry
Snake River near Minidoka Id at Howells Ferry is USGS streamgage 13081500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17040209. It drains a watershed of about 15,700 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1896. Typical flow runs near 9,321.9 cfs in July and 6,043.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 15,700 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17040209
- Coordinates
- 42.67278, -113.50028
- USGS site number
- 13081500
- Records begin
- 1896-06-23 (130 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 116 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 | 501.9 | 2,896.1 | 7,901 | |
| February | 495.1 | 2,772.4 | 8,239 | |
| March | 521.1 | 3,053.2 | 9,261.3 | |
| April | 2,335.3 | 6,043.7 | 15,653.3 | |
| May | 6,298.1 | 8,681 | 20,116.1 | |
| June | 6,761 | 9,080.3 | 21,570 | |
| July | 6,698.4 | 9,321.9 | 13,083.9 | |
| August | 5,324.5 | 8,426.8 | 9,804.5 | |
| September | 3,371 | 6,212.3 | 7,749.7 | |
| October | 1,098.3 | 2,887.4 | 7,419.4 | |
| November | 449.3 | 1,859 | 7,478.3 | |
| December | 472.4 | 2,398.7 | 7,592.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).