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Valley Creek in Idaho

River24.3 mi

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Around Valley Creek

Elk Creek Campground1 miSheep Trail Campground2.5 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Valley Creek is a 24.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Valley Creek at Stanley ID (site 13295000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1911 to 2026

Valley Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 591 cfs, and lowest in January, at 80 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,900 cfs, in 1956.

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Typical flow by month at Valley Creek at Stanley ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8070 to 93
February8070 to 91
March8376 to 93
April179123 to 273
May515389 to 734
June591424 to 787
July220146 to 322
August10077 to 131
September8875 to 106
October9378 to 110
November9380 to 112
December8574 to 100

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Valley Creek at Stanley ID (site 13295000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Valley Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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