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Pahsimeroi River in Idaho

River57.7 mi
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Around Pahsimeroi River

West Fork Upper Pahsimeroi Trailhead9 miGoldburg Wilderness Study Area10.9 mi10 mi

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

Pahsimeroi River is a 57.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pahsimeroi River at Ellis ID (site 13302005). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1985 to 2026

Pahsimeroi River typically runs highest in November, at a median 284 cfs, and lowest in August, at 139 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 710 cfs, in 1986.

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Typical flow by month at Pahsimeroi River at Ellis ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January253228 to 291
February269236 to 298
March271244 to 303
April230196 to 261
May144123 to 178
June176137 to 249
July147123 to 189
August139124 to 168
September166146 to 194
October255219 to 302
November284243 to 325
December265233 to 303

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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pahsimeroi River at Ellis ID (site 13302005). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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