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Johnson Creek in Idaho

River29.4 mi
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Johnson Creek Guard Station1.7 miCamp Creek11 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Johnson Creek is a 29.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine ID (site 13313000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1928 to 2026

Johnson Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,290 cfs, and lowest in February, at 77 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,440 cfs, in 1974.

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Typical flow by month at Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7866 to 97
February7766 to 95
March8670 to 111
April235141 to 381
May1,260906 to 1,860
June1,290759 to 1,785
July249174 to 384
August10683 to 141
September8572 to 103
October8971 to 105
November9073 to 117
December8067 to 104

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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine ID (site 13313000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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