Lochsa River near Lowell ID

USGS Site No: 13337000 • Lochsa River • Idaho County, ID

Lochsa River near Lowell ID on the Lochsa River is currently at 8,530 cfs (Very High — 118th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.50 ft.

Reading from

8,530
CFS Discharge
6.50
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
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 370
25th Low threshold 480
50th (Median) Normal (median) 641
75th High threshold 951
95th Very High threshold 2,550

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.

24k 12k 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 8,600 —
May 27, 2026 7,660 —
May 26, 2026 7,440 —
May 25, 2026 6,510 —
May 24, 2026 5,790 —
May 23, 2026 5,280 —
May 22, 2026 5,320 —
May 21, 2026 5,500 —
May 20, 2026 5,450 —
May 19, 2026 5,760 —
May 18, 2026 6,370 —
May 17, 2026 7,160 —
May 16, 2026 8,080 —
May 15, 2026 9,190 —
Apr 20, 2026 5,470 —
Apr 19, 2026 5,420 —
Apr 18, 2026 5,620 —
Apr 17, 2026 6,080 —
Apr 16, 2026 6,810 —
Apr 15, 2026 7,220 —
Apr 14, 2026 7,260 —
Apr 13, 2026 7,960 —
Apr 12, 2026 7,930 —
Apr 11, 2026 6,990 —
Apr 10, 2026 6,390 —
Apr 9, 2026 6,420 —
Apr 8, 2026 6,500 —
Apr 7, 2026 5,870 —
Apr 6, 2026 5,350 —
Apr 5, 2026 5,190 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
13337000
State
ID
County
Idaho County
Coordinates
46.1508, -115.5872
Drainage Area
1,178 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,462.5
HUC Code
17060303
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
13,600 cfs
May 12, 2025
Min discharge
273 cfs
Sep 29, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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