Around here
Around Raft River
- City of Rocks Visitor CenterVisitor center10.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- City Of Rocks National ReserveRecreation area14.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- California National Historic Trail (NHT), Salt Lake Cut-OffRecreation area21.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- California National Historic Trail (NHT), Hastings CutoffRecreation area21.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Raft River is a 34.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Raft River above Onemile Creek near Malta ID (site 13078000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Raft River typically runs highest in April, at a median 24 cfs, and lowest in August, at 4.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,680 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 7.0 to 16 |
| February | 15 | 11 to 23 |
| March | 19 | 13 to 29 |
| April | 24 | 13 to 44 |
| May | 20 | 8.8 to 56 |
| June | 15 | 6.5 to 43 |
| July | 5.7 | 3.0 to 9.0 |
| August | 4.3 | 2.5 to 7.0 |
| September | 4.7 | 3.0 to 7.3 |
| October | 6.7 | 4.3 to 8.7 |
| November | 8.2 | 5.7 to 12 |
| December | 9.2 | 6.1 to 13 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Raft River above Onemile Creek near Malta ID (site 13078000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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