Rivers in Idaho

Lochsa River near Lowell

Idaho County, IdahoNWS LOCI1USGS 13337000Missoula office

No flood stages set
1.97ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 PM MDT

Forecast crest
1.97 ftTue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM MDT
Record crest
13.50 ft1964

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Crest history

17 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1June 8, 196413.50 ft
2June 16, 197413.26 ft
3June 2, 197213.18 ft
4June 5, 197412.78 ft
5May 17, 199712.70 ft
6November 30, 199512.14 ft
7May 24, 195512.12 ft
8May 3, 197112.01 ft
9May 20, 200811.63 ft
10June 17, 195011.51 ft
11May 21, 195411.08 ft
12June 6, 197011.06 ft
13May 13, 197111.02 ft
14June 11, 202210.90 ft
15March 16, 201710.06 ft
16May 12, 20258.47 ft
17December 12, 20257.99 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 12, 2025: 7.99 ft
  • May 12, 2025: 8.47 ft
  • June 11, 2022: 10.90 ft
  • March 16, 2017: 10.06 ft
  • May 20, 2008: 11.63 ft
  • May 17, 1997: 12.70 ft
  • November 30, 1995: 12.14 ft
  • June 16, 1974: 13.26 ft
  • June 5, 1974: 12.78 ft
  • June 2, 1972: 13.18 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.