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Around North Fork Blackfoot River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Fork Blackfoot River is a 33.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Blackfoot R ab Dry Gulch nr Ovando MT (site 12338300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1998 to 2026
North Fork Blackfoot River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,170 cfs, and lowest in February, at 98 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,360 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 105 | 92 to 119 |
| February | 98 | 84 to 112 |
| March | 101 | 85 to 118 |
| April | 233 | 157 to 427 |
| May | 1,170 | 828 to 1,570 |
| June | 1,035 | 784 to 1,330 |
| July | 308 | 279 to 474 |
| August | 203 | 182 to 235 |
| September | 166 | 147 to 187 |
| October | 147 | 136 to 164 |
| November | 134 | 124 to 157 |
| December | 117 | 103 to 139 |
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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Blackfoot R ab Dry Gulch nr Ovando MT (site 12338300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of North Fork Blackfoot River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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