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Around Malad River
- Thousand Springs Visitor CenterVisitor center8.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentRecreation area12.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Gooding City of Rocks East Wilderness Study AreaRecreation area14.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Gooding City of RocksRecreation area14.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Malad River is an 11.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 13153500. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1899 to 2025
Malad River typically runs highest in April, at a median 299 cfs, and lowest in December, at 121 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,390 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 122 | 88 to 155 |
| February | 124 | 92 to 159 |
| March | 141 | 100 to 200 |
| April | 299 | 142 to 1,290 |
| May | 197 | 131 to 683 |
| June | 180 | 118 to 828 |
| July | 139 | 97 to 188 |
| August | 141 | 107 to 188 |
| September | 204 | 144 to 329 |
| October | 169 | 119 to 289 |
| November | 127 | 93 to 165 |
| December | 121 | 86 to 155 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 13153500 (site 13153500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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