USGS Streamgage 13094000
Snake River near Buhl, ID
Snake River near Buhl, ID is USGS streamgage 13094000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17040212. It drains a watershed of about 22,990 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1946. Typical flow runs near 2,508.7 cfs in July and 4,066.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 22,990 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17040212
- Coordinates
- 42.66583, -114.71222
- USGS site number
- 13094000
- Records begin
- 1946-12-12 (80 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 80 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 | 1,724.8 | 4,071 | 10,267.4 | |
| February | 1,700.7 | 3,647.2 | 10,703.4 | |
| March | 1,520.3 | 3,593.9 | 11,983.9 | |
| April | 1,569.7 | 4,066.3 | 16,530 | |
| May | 1,744.5 | 2,904.8 | 15,448.4 | |
| June | 1,787.3 | 2,848 | 14,163.3 | |
| July | 1,845.8 | 2,508.7 | 5,551.9 | |
| August | 1,916.1 | 2,579 | 3,705.2 | |
| September | 2,036.3 | 2,760.3 | 3,913 | |
| October | 2,008.1 | 2,832.6 | 6,995.5 | |
| November | 1,814.7 | 2,884.7 | 7,633.3 | |
| December | 1,752.6 | 3,219 | 9,804.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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- Lower Milner Power Plant at Milner, ID
- Snake River Gaging Station at Milner, ID
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