Bruneau River near Hot Spring ID

USGS Site No: 13168500 • Bruneau River • Owyhee County, ID

Bruneau River near Hot Spring ID on the Bruneau River is currently at 159 cfs (High — 93th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.04 ft.

Reading from

159
CFS Discharge
5.04
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 57
25th Low threshold 74
50th (Median) Normal (median) 98
75th High threshold 119
95th Very High threshold 164 Today: 159 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

3.7k 1.8k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 169 —
May 27, 2026 168 —
May 26, 2026 156 —
May 25, 2026 149 —
May 24, 2026 146 —
May 23, 2026 147 —
May 22, 2026 154 —
May 21, 2026 165 —
May 20, 2026 180 —
May 19, 2026 198 —
May 18, 2026 217 —
May 17, 2026 244 —
May 16, 2026 285 —
May 15, 2026 332 —
Apr 20, 2026 170 —
Apr 19, 2026 176 —
Apr 18, 2026 179 —
Apr 17, 2026 189 —
Apr 16, 2026 197 —
Apr 15, 2026 201 —
Apr 14, 2026 210 —
Apr 13, 2026 216 —
Apr 12, 2026 216 —
Apr 11, 2026 206 —
Apr 10, 2026 198 —
Apr 9, 2026 194 —
Apr 8, 2026 191 —
Apr 7, 2026 197 —
Apr 6, 2026 204 —
Apr 5, 2026 208 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
13168500
State
ID
County
Owyhee County
Coordinates
42.7711, -115.7203
Drainage Area
2,686 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,598.5
HUC Code
17050102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
9.5 ft
Moderate Flood
11.0 ft
Major Flood
13.0 ft

Currently 4.46 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,120 cfs
May 12, 2025
Min discharge
30 cfs
Aug 22, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.