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Around Owyhee River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Owyhee River is a 48.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Owyhee RV near Gold CK, NV (site 13174500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1916 to 2026
Owyhee River typically runs highest in June, at a median 81 cfs, and lowest in March, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,470 cfs, in 1922.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2.1 | 0.0 to 3.8 |
| February | 0.3 | 0.0 to 3.2 |
| March | 0.1 | 0.0 to 2.9 |
| April | 0.3 | 0.0 to 77 |
| May | 81 | 0.1 to 146 |
| June | 81 | 41 to 121 |
| July | 76 | 41 to 105 |
| August | 75 | 31 to 98 |
| September | 23 | 5.7 to 52 |
| October | 7.2 | 3.7 to 18 |
| November | 3.0 | 0.0 to 7.4 |
| December | 2.3 | 0.0 to 4.0 |
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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Owyhee RV near Gold CK, NV (site 13174500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Owyhee River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area - 1Owyhee River - Wild Horse ReservoirPublic
- Wilson Reservoir Recreation AreaWilson Creek - Willson ReservoirPublic
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area - 2Owyhee River - Wild Horse ReservoirPublic
- Mountain ViewMountain View ReservoirPublic
- Rome AccessOwyhee RiverPublic
- Antelope ReservoirAntelope Creek - Antelope ReservoirPublic
- CottonwoodBruneau RiverRestricted
- Black Sands MarinaSnake River - CJ Strike ReservoirPublic
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