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Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon)

Highest listed crest 9.10 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft25 crests since 1976

The Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1976 to 2022. The highest, 9.10 ft on May 16, 1987, was minor flooding, 0.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.10 ft
May 16, 1987; 3,220 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 16, 1987
9.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bingham County
Idaho

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon)
Action stage7.59May 27, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.52May 16, 1987Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1976 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon), 1976 to 2022 678910ft Flood stage 8.5 ft May 17, 1976: 8.14 ft, action stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1982: 7.94 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1983: 8.42 ft, action stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 8.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,080 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1985: 8.03 ft, action stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1987: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 8.10 ft, action stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1997: 8.08 ft, action stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2006: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2007: 7.16 ft, below flood stage; 940 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2008: 6.78 ft, below flood stage; 691 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2009: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 636 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2010: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 773 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2011: 7.89 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2012: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 960 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2013: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 872 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2014: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2015: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 702 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 638 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2017: 8.17 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2018: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 7.75 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2020: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2021: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2022: 7.12 ft, below flood stage; 935 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.10 ft, May 16, 1987 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon) 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Blackfoot River near Shelley (Wolverine Canyon)
1May 16, 19879.10+0.60Minor3,220
2May 15, 19848.59+0.09Minor2,080
3Jun 5, 19838.42−0.08Action2,020
4Apr 28, 20178.17−0.33Action1,810
5May 17, 19768.14−0.36Action2,030
6May 27, 19968.10−0.40Action1,760
7May 29, 19978.08−0.42Action1,740
8Apr 17, 19858.03−0.47Action1,600
9Jun 13, 19827.94−0.56Action1,500
10Jul 1, 20117.89−0.61Action1,490
11May 27, 20197.75−0.75Action1,410
12May 21, 20187.41−1.09Below flood stage1,120
13Jul 5, 20217.41−1.09Below flood stage1,120
14Apr 17, 20067.33−1.17Below flood stage1,060
15Jun 6, 20207.32−1.18Below flood stage1,050
16Jul 10, 20147.23−1.27Below flood stage1,090
17Jun 27, 20077.16−1.34Below flood stage940
18Jul 8, 20227.12−1.38Below flood stage935
19May 27, 20127.08−1.42Below flood stage960
20Jun 9, 20136.96−1.54Below flood stage872
21Jul 10, 20106.91−1.59Below flood stage773
22Jul 4, 20086.78−1.72Below flood stage691
23Sep 6, 20156.74−1.76Below flood stage702
24Aug 24, 20096.69−1.81Below flood stage636
25Jun 14, 20166.69−1.81Below flood stage638

Gauges on the Blackfoot River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Blackfoot River
Blackfoot Res nr HenryID6.58.68 ft, May 9, 19760
Shelley (Wolverine Canyon) this gaugeID8.59.10 ft, May 16, 19870
Blackfoot (Butte Road-Ft. Hall)ID5.86.77 ft, Jun 16, 19970

Other gauges in Bingham County

Flood gauges in Bingham County
Blackfoot (Butte Road-Ft. Hall)5.86.77 ft, Jun 16, 19970
Blackfoot10.513.55 ft, Jun 17, 19971
Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall)11.014.80 ft, Jun 18, 19970
Shelley12.516.97 ft, Jun 17, 19184

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHLI1, 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.