Around here
Around Lower Fivemile Drain
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Lower Fivemile Drain is a 2.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Middleton Drain at Middleton ID (site 13210831). The mapped line runs from 43.6699, -116.5837 to 43.6742, -116.6295. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2017 to 2026
Lower Fivemile Drain typically runs highest in September, at a median 73 cfs, and lowest in December, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 151 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 17 to 22 |
| February | 20 | 16 to 26 |
| March | 20 | 15 to 26 |
| April | 31 | 24 to 44 |
| May | 49 | 38 to 75 |
| June | 67 | 44 to 78 |
| July | 67 | 57 to 83 |
| August | 69 | 58 to 80 |
| September | 73 | 61 to 88 |
| October | 48 | 40 to 61 |
| November | 19 | 18 to 24 |
| December | 18 | 15 to 21 |
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 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Middleton Drain at Middleton ID (site 13210831). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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