Big Lost River Bl Mackay Res Nr Mackay ID

Custer County, Idaho · USGS 13127000

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Big Lost River Bl Mackay Res at its USGS monitoring location in Custer County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Steady

Flow vs typicalHigh

Streamflow is currently 261 ft³/s, 40% above the historical median for this date. Flow has been relatively steady over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 187 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 2.2 ft · 1.6 ft below action stage · Flood stage 4.3 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM318 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM316 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM316 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM316 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM315 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM315 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM317 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM315 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM315 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM313 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM310 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM306 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM306 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM297 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM287 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM287 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM287 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM285 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM280 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM272 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM266 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM261 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM255 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM253 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM263 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM266 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM265 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM265 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM263 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Custer County
Drainage area: 801 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Big Lost River Bl Mackay Res Nr Mackay IDUSGS 13127000
STREAMFLOW261 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT2.22 ft