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Panther Creek in Idaho

River35.4 mi
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Around Panther Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

Panther Creek is a 35.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Panther Creek at Cobalt, ID (site 13306370). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2012 to 2026

Panther Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 305 cfs, and lowest in January, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,200 cfs, in 2017.

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Typical flow by month at Panther Creek at Cobalt, ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2623 to 29
February2623 to 30
March3227 to 44
April8555 to 120
May305221 to 519
June171138 to 296
July7556 to 97
August4335 to 54
September3531 to 43
October3531 to 42
November3229 to 36
December2724 to 31

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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Panther Creek at Cobalt, ID (site 13306370). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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