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Bruneau River at Hot Springs

Highest listed crest 13.03 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft47 crests since 1910

The Bruneau River at Hot Springs crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 47 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2025. The highest, 13.03 ft on May 15, 1984, was major flooding, 3.53 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.03 ft
May 15, 1984; 6,860 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
2
12th of 78 gauges in Idaho
Most recent flood crest
June 1, 2019
10.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Owyhee County
Idaho

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bruneau River at Hot Springs
Action stage9.05Apr 6, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.58Jun 1, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.02Feb 10, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.02May 15, 1984Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

47 crests from 1910 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bruneau River at Hot Springs, 1910 to 2025 468101214ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft Mar 1, 1910: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1962: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1964: 9.37 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1971: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1972: 8.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1975: 10.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,990 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1979: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1983: 9.41 ft, action stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 13.03 ft, major flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1986: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1987: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 901 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1988: 6.19 ft, below flood stage; 971 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1989: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1990: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 930 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1991: 6.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1992: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 418 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1993: 9.03 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1995: 9.27 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1996: 8.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1997: 9.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1998: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1999: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2001: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2002: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2003: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2004: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2005: 11.63 ft, moderate flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2006: 9.22 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2008: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2009: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2010: 8.34 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2011: 10.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,880 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 938 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2013: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 919 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2016: 8.76 ft, below flood stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2017: 11.81 ft, moderate flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2018: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2019: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2021: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 558 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2022: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2023: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2024: 8.21 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2025: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.03 ft, May 15, 1984 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bruneau River at Hot Springs 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Bruneau River at Hot Springs
1May 15, 198413.03+3.53Major6,860
2Mar 1, 191013.00+3.50Major6,500
3Feb 10, 201711.81+2.31Moderate5,790
4May 17, 200511.63+2.13Moderate5,620
5Apr 19, 201110.86+1.36Minor4,880
6May 18, 197510.81+1.31Minor4,990
7Jan 18, 197110.56+1.06Minor4,600
8Jun 1, 201910.41+0.91Minor4,120
9Jun 21, 196710.36+0.86Minor4,450
10Feb 18, 198610.13+0.63Minor3,780
11Jan 3, 19979.97+0.47Minor3,980
12May 14, 20139.94+0.44Minor4,850
13May 29, 19839.41−0.09Action3,520
14Dec 25, 19649.37−0.13Action3,330
15Jun 4, 19959.27−0.23Action3,340
16Apr 6, 20069.22−0.28Action3,410
17Mar 18, 19939.03−0.47Action3,140
18Feb 13, 19628.99−0.51Below flood stage3,200
19May 2, 20238.93−0.57Below flood stage2,740
20Apr 29, 20168.76−0.74Below flood stage2,880
21Feb 28, 19728.38−1.12Below flood stage2,680
22Jun 7, 20108.34−1.16Below flood stage2,540
23May 14, 19988.30−1.20Below flood stage2,660
24Apr 15, 20248.21−1.29Below flood stage2,190
25May 17, 19968.08−1.42Below flood stage2,370
26May 27, 19798.01−1.49Below flood stage2,620
27May 30, 19997.74−1.76Below flood stage2,180
28May 20, 20087.67−1.83Below flood stage1,940
29Mar 10, 19897.63−1.87Below flood stage2,020
30May 1, 20207.33−2.17Below flood stage1,610
31May 25, 20157.14−2.36Below flood stage1,620
32Apr 23, 20097.10−2.40Below flood stage1,590
33Mar 24, 20187.09−2.41Below flood stage1,450
34Feb 18, 20047.04−2.46Below flood stage1,670
35May 29, 20036.97−2.53Below flood stage1,620
36May 12, 20256.83−2.67Below flood stage1,170
37May 19, 20226.72−2.78Below flood stage1,150
38Jun 2, 20026.53−2.97Below flood stage1,280
39Apr 27, 20126.43−3.07Below flood stage938
40May 26, 19916.38−3.12Below flood stage1,230
41May 28, 20146.22−3.28Below flood stage919
42May 17, 19886.19−3.31Below flood stage971
43May 17, 20016.11−3.39Below flood stage1,010
44May 19, 19876.01−3.49Below flood stage901
45May 31, 19905.97−3.53Below flood stage930
46May 20, 20215.85−3.65Below flood stage558
47May 9, 19924.93−4.57Below flood stage418

The worst floods along the Bruneau River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Bruneau River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 17, 2005: 11.63 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RowlandNV · May 17, 2005 · 9.95 ft · Moderate

April 19, 2011: 10.86 ft here, minor flooding

  • RowlandNV · Apr 18, 2011 · 9.36 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Bruneau River

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

Flood gauges on the Bruneau River
RowlandNV7.013.37 ft, Apr 3, 19664
Hot Springs this gaugeID9.513.03 ft, May 15, 19842

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HOTI1, 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.