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Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer

Highest listed crest 9.84 ftFlood stage 6.3 ft13 crests since 1952

The Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer crested above flood stage 6 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2018. The highest, 9.84 ft on May 18, 1975, was minor flooding, 3.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.84 ft
May 18, 1975; 1,190 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.3 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 23, 2018
6.65 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clark County
Idaho
Identifiers
NWS BVSI1
USGS 13113000; out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer
Action stage5.81May 22, 1993The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.36Mar 23, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1952 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer, 1952 to 2018 246810ft Flood stage 6.3 ft Apr 27, 1952: 7.50 ft, minor flooding; 549 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1969: 7.63 ft, minor flooding; 642 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1975: 9.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1982: 8.40 ft, minor flooding; 887 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1985: 8.70 ft, minor flooding; 903 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1988: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 207 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1989: 4.04 ft, below flood stage; 151 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1990: 4.57 ft, below flood stage; 225 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1991: 3.68 ft, below flood stage; 109 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 6.13 ft, action stage; 386 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2016: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 149 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2017: 4.17 ft, below flood stage; 175 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2018: 6.65 ft, minor flooding; 530 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.84 ft, May 18, 1975 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer
1May 18, 19759.84+3.54Minor1,190
2Apr 15, 19858.70+2.40Minor903
3May 3, 19828.40+2.10Minor887
4Apr 24, 19697.63+1.33Minor642
5Apr 27, 19527.50+1.20Minor549
6Mar 23, 20186.65+0.35Minor530
7May 22, 19936.13−0.17Action386
8Apr 4, 19904.57−1.73Below flood stage225
9Apr 18, 19884.50−1.80Below flood stage207
10May 21, 20164.29−2.01Below flood stage149
11Apr 25, 20174.17−2.13Below flood stage175
12Apr 18, 19894.04−2.26Below flood stage151
13May 19, 19913.68−2.62Below flood stage109

Other gauges in Clark County

Flood gauges in Clark County
Small7.710.03 ft, Mar 23, 20180

Clark County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Idaho

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BVSI1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.