Lochsa River Nr Lowell ID

Idaho County, Idaho · USGS 13337000

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Lochsa River at its USGS monitoring location in Idaho 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

Below historical median · Rising

Flow vs typicalTypical

Streamflow is currently 415 ft³/s, 3% below the historical median for this date. Flow has risen 11 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 429 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage thresholds are not available for this gauge.
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 23 observations

Data gap: 6 calendar days are missing in this coverage. The line stops across missing observations.

Look at the data (23 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM385 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM378 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM372 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM367 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM367 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM423 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM497 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM594 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM539 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM488 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM675 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM818 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM644 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM530 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM510 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM506 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM504 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM569 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM496 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM465 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM445 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM494 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM406 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Idaho County
Drainage area: 1,178 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Lochsa River Nr Lowell IDUSGS 13337000
STREAMFLOW415 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT1.91 ft