BLACKFOOT RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
April 27, 2025


Red Flag Warning
2025-04-27T20:00:00-06:00

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247 and 249. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.


Total streamflow across the Blackfoot River was last observed at 1,899 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 3,767 acre-ft of water today; about 36% of normal. River levels are low and may signify a drought. Average streamflow for this time of year is 5,243 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2011-06-10 when daily discharge volume was observed at 23,497 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Blackfoot River Near Bonner Mt reporting a streamflow rate of 1,480 cfs. However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the Blackfoot River Nr Shelley Id with a gauge stage of 6.34 ft. This river is monitored from 7 different streamgauging stations along the Blackfoot River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 6,266 ft, the Blackfoot River Ab Reservoir Nr Henry Id.

Last Updated 2025-04-27
Discharge Volume 3,767 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 1,899.0 cfs
+129.0 cfs (+7.29%)
Percent of Normal 36.22%
Maximum 23,497.0 cfs
2011-06-10
Seasonal Avg 5,243 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
Streamgauge Streamflow Gauge Stage 24hr Change (%) % Normal Minimum (cfs) Maximum (cfs) Air Temp Elevation
Blackfoot River Ab Reservoir Nr Henry Id
USGS 13063000
419 cfs 4.01 ft -2.56
Blackfoot River Nr Shelley Id
USGS 13066000
419 cfs 6.34 ft 0
Blackfoot River Below North Canal At Blackfoot Id
USGS 13068300
87 cfs 2.78 ft 13.86
Blackfoot River Bypass Nr Blackfoot Id
USGS 13068495
20 cfs 4.78 ft None
Blackfoot River Nr Blackfoot Id
USGS 13068500
70 cfs 2.46 ft 316.57
Blackfoot R Ab Nevada Cr Nr Helmville Mt
USGS 12335100
132 cfs 3.58 ft 1.54
Blackfoot River Near Bonner Mt
USGS 12340000
1480 cfs 3.2 ft 10.45
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
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Streamflow Elevation Profile

Blackfoot is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 11,899 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Bingham County. Blackfoot boasts the largest potato industry in any one area, and is known as the "Potato Capital of the World." It is the site of the Idaho Potato Museum (a museum and gift shop that displays and explains the history of Idaho's potato industry), and the home of the world's largest baked potato and potato chip. Blackfoot is also the location of the Eastern Idaho State Fair, which operates between Labor Day weekend and the following weekend.
Blackfoot is the principal city of the Blackfoot, Idaho, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bingham County.