Bruneau River near Hot Spring ID

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

Bruneau River near Hot Spring ID on the Bruneau River is currently at 159 cfs (Very Low — 5th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.04 ft.

Reading from

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

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 343 Today: 159 cfs
25th Low threshold 621
50th (Median) Normal (median) 934
75th High threshold 1,410
95th Very High threshold 2,660

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.