Rivers in Idaho

Potlatch River near Spalding

Nez Perce County, IdahoNWS PRII1USGS 13341570Spokane office

No flood stages set
5.16ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 9:45 AM UTC

Forecast crest
5.32 ftWed, Oct 7, 6:00 AM UTC
Record crest
16.92 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 16.80 ftMinor flooding can be expected throughout the Potlatch River valley including portions of the Ed Corkill Memorial Trail. The Julietta baseball field and its concession stand may also experience minor flooding.
  2. 15.00 ftLowland flooding along portions of State Route 3 near Arrow Highland Road and along Railroad Street in Juliaetta.

Crest history

20 crests on NOAA’s list since 2005.

#DateStage
1March 16, 201716.92 ft
2March 26, 201216.82 ft
3January 16, 201116.77 ft
4April 9, 201916.60 ft
5June 14, 202215.09 ft
6February 10, 201514.40 ft
7January 11, 200613.76 ft
8January 13, 202113.60 ft
9February 4, 201813.40 ft
10March 3, 200913.12 ft
11May 9, 201413.07 ft
12February 15, 200712.86 ft
13March 28, 200512.50 ft
14March 24, 201612.27 ft
15February 8, 202011.80 ft
16January 5, 201011.60 ft
17March 11, 200811.59 ft
18December 28, 202211.11 ft
19February 29, 20249.60 ft
20April 20, 20139.58 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 29, 2024: 9.60 ft
  • December 28, 2022: 11.11 ft
  • June 14, 2022: 15.09 ft
  • January 13, 2021: 13.60 ft
  • February 8, 2020: 11.80 ft
  • April 9, 2019: 16.60 ft
  • February 4, 2018: 13.40 ft
  • March 16, 2017: 16.92 ft
  • March 24, 2016: 12.27 ft
  • February 10, 2015: 14.40 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. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

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.