About this river
Malad River is a 6.4 mile river near Blue Heart Kayaking in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Malad River near Gooding ID (site 13152500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1916 to 2026
Malad River typically runs highest in April, at a median 264 cfs, and lowest in January, at 53 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,400 cfs, in 1952.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53 | 11 to 101 | |
| February | 79 | 40 to 145 | |
| March | 134 | 67 to 246 | |
| April | 264 | 107 to 672 | |
| May | 251 | 81 to 724 | |
| June | 192 | 67 to 718 | |
| July | 66 | 31 to 138 | |
| August | 83 | 36 to 152 | |
| September | 180 | 49 to 297 | |
| October | 68 | 9.8 to 147 | |
| November | 60 | 10 to 150 | |
| December | 55 | 12 to 100 |
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 108 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Malad River near Gooding ID (site 13152500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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