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Canyon Creek in Idaho

Stream8.7 mi
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Around Canyon Creek

Smokey Cubs Recreation Site2.8 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USDA Forest Service · 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

Canyon Creek is an 8.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Timber Creek Abv Mouth at Leadore ID (site 13304050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2022 to 2025

Canyon Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 18 cfs, and lowest in November, at 0.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 208 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Big Timber Creek Abv Mouth at Leadore ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.40.4 to 9.1
February1.90.4 to 11
March2.80.7 to 11
April1.60.1 to 8.3
May7.94.8 to 23
June185.3 to 70
July5.22.9 to 6.4
August4.72.5 to 6.6
September4.73.9 to 5.8
October2.51.6 to 3.5
November0.70.2 to 5.0
December2.90.4 to 7.9

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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Timber Creek Abv Mouth at Leadore ID (site 13304050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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