About this river
Lateral J-8 is a 5.0 mile canal near Banbury Adventures in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Snake River near Buhl ID (site 13094000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Lateral J-8 typically runs highest in January, at a median 4,080 cfs, and lowest in July, at 2,510 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 36,100 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,080 | 2,160 to 7,190 | |
| February | 3,540 | 2,070 to 7,120 | |
| March | 3,580 | 1,930 to 6,760 | |
| April | 3,800 | 1,785 to 10,600 | |
| May | 2,850 | 1,940 to 9,800 | |
| June | 2,820 | 2,090 to 8,935 | |
| July | 2,510 | 2,160 to 3,360 | |
| August | 2,560 | 2,250 to 3,110 | |
| September | 2,750 | 2,245 to 3,110 | |
| October | 2,810 | 2,310 to 4,300 | |
| November | 2,885 | 2,180 to 4,935 | |
| December | 3,240 | 2,200 to 5,950 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snake River near Buhl ID (site 13094000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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