About this river
Snake River is a 23.4 mile river near Blue Heart Kayaking in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 13153776. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1992 to 2025
Snake River typically runs highest in May, at a median 8,000 cfs, and lowest in January, at 6,850 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,900 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6,850 | 6,250 to 9,660 | |
| February | 7,010 | 6,200 to 9,120 | |
| March | 6,960 | 5,980 to 9,980 | |
| April | 7,085 | 6,305 to 13,750 | |
| May | 8,000 | 6,430 to 12,700 | |
| June | 7,515 | 6,210 to 10,750 | |
| July | 7,710 | 6,480 to 8,740 | |
| August | 6,860 | 6,320 to 8,290 | |
| September | 7,275 | 6,920 to 8,010 | |
| October | 7,680 | 7,150 to 8,620 | |
| November | 7,015 | 6,580 to 8,300 | |
| December | 6,940 | 6,440 to 8,890 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 13153776 (site 13153776). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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