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Willow Creek in Idaho

River51.8 mi
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Around Willow Creek

Ririe Reservoir4.6 miCaribou-Targhee National Forest12.9 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Willow Creek is a 51.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Willow Creek below Tex Creek near Ririe ID (site 13057940). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1977 to 2026

Willow Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 285 cfs, and lowest in August, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,530 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Willow Creek below Tex Creek near Ririe ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3325 to 44
February3827 to 54
March6139 to 95
April222137 to 426
May285119 to 579
June10145 to 231
July3517 to 81
August2113 to 42
September2215 to 37
October3221 to 49
November3626 to 48
December3524 to 46

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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Willow Creek below Tex Creek near Ririe ID (site 13057940). 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 Willow Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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