2025-12-20T00:00:00-07:00
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Strong northwest winds will spread across the northeast plains after sunrise today, with gusts 45 to 65 mph creating critical fire weather conditions despite somewhat marginal humidity values near 20%. Early Friday, westerly downslope winds will bring strong gusts to the Front Range mountains and foothills, with potential for these to spread into wind-favored portions of the adjacent lower elevations. Peak gusts of 70-90 mph are increasing in likelihood for the windiest locations (considerably lower for areas along and east of I-25). With a warmer and drier air mass in place, humidity values in the teens look to extend into much of the foothills, and certainly across the lower elevations. Such conditions may be a longer duration than usual, with potential for low humidity to extend into the evening hours prior to the arrival of a front. The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 215, 216, 241, 243, 245, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 80 mph in and near the foothills. West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for areas roughly along and east of I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15%. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Summary
Total streamflow across the
Owyhee River
was last observed at
235
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
466
acre-ft of water today; about 113%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
208 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2024-04-06 when daily discharge volume was observed at
18,607 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Owyhee River Nr Rome Or
reporting a streamflow rate of 172 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Owyhee R Nr Mountain City
with a gauge stage of 3.9 ft.
This river is monitored from 4 different streamgauging stations along the Owyhee River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 6,129 ft, the
Owyhee R Nr Gold Creek.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-18 |
| Discharge Volume | 466 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
234.75 cfs
+8.53 cfs (+3.77%) |
| Percent of Normal | 113.0% |
| Maximum |
18,607.02 cfs
2024-04-06 |
| Seasonal Avg | 208 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Owyhee R Nr Gold Creek
USGS 13174500 |
5 cfs | 0.5 ft | 4.49 | |||||
|
Owyhee R Nr Mountain City
USGS 13175100 |
28 cfs | 3.9 ft | 36.14 | |||||
|
Owyhee River Nr Rome Or
USGS 13181000 |
172 cfs | 1.57 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Owyhee River Below Owyhee Dam Or
USGS 13183000 |
30 cfs | 1.09 ft | 3.46 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Owyhee River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon in the United States. It is 346 miles (557 km) long. The river's drainage basin is 11,049 square miles (28,620 km2) in area, one of the largest subbasins of the Columbia Basin. The mean annual discharge is 995 cubic feet per second (28.2 m3/s), with a maximum of 50,000 cu ft/s (1,400 m3/s) recorded in 1993 and a minimum of 42 cu ft/s (1.2 m3/s) in 1954.The Owyhee drains a remote area of the arid plateau region immediately north of the Great Basin, rising in northeastern Nevada and flowing generally northward near the Oregon-Idaho border to the Snake River. Its watershed is very sparsely populated. The Owyhee River and its tributaries flow through the Owyhee Plateau, cutting deep canyons, often with vertical walls and in some places over 1,000 feet (300 m) deep.