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Around Snake River Valley Canal
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
Snake River Valley Canal is a 7.7 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Snake River near Shelley ID (site 13060000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1915 to 2026
Snake River Valley Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 11,250 cfs, and lowest in January, at 2,800 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 50,500 cfs, in 1976.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2,800 | 2,200 to 4,250 |
| February | 2,950 | 2,310 to 4,420 |
| March | 3,220 | 2,430 to 5,080 |
| April | 5,205 | 3,300 to 10,700 |
| May | 11,100 | 6,530 to 16,400 |
| June | 11,250 | 6,875 to 17,550 |
| July | 5,770 | 4,810 to 8,130 |
| August | 4,690 | 3,850 to 5,920 |
| September | 3,945 | 2,985 to 4,980 |
| October | 2,990 | 2,300 to 3,930 |
| November | 3,180 | 2,600 to 4,040 |
| December | 3,020 | 2,410 to 4,070 |
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 106 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snake River near Shelley ID (site 13060000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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