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Around Big Wood River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Wood River is a 62.1 mile river near Blue Heart Kayaking in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Wood River below Magic Dam near Richfield ID (site 13142500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1911 to 2026
Big Wood River typically runs highest in June, at a median 950 cfs, and lowest in December, at 7.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,800 cfs, in 1952.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4 | 3.5 to 11 |
| February | 8.2 | 4.4 to 12 |
| March | 9.2 | 5.2 to 25 |
| April | 17 | 7.0 to 619 |
| May | 886 | 691 to 1,570 |
| June | 950 | 784 to 1,610 |
| July | 900 | 755 to 1,010 |
| August | 756 | 552 to 878 |
| September | 510 | 40 to 657 |
| October | 8.7 | 3.9 to 14 |
| November | 8.0 | 3.7 to 14 |
| December | 7.3 | 3.2 to 11 |
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 114 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Wood River below Magic Dam near Richfield ID (site 13142500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Wood River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Dog Creek ReservoirDog Creek ReservoirPublic
- Myrtle PointMagic ReservoirPublic
- West MagicMagic ReservoirPublic
- Lava PointMagic ReservoirRestricted
- East Magic ResortMagic ReservoirRestricted
- Hot Springs LandingMagic ReservoirPublic
- MoonstoneMagic ReservoirPublic
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