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Little Lost River below Wet Creek (Clyde)

Highest listed crest 3.90 ftFlood stage 3.4 ft33 crests since 1958

The Little Lost River below Wet Creek (Clyde) crested above flood stage 9 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1958 to 2022. The highest, 3.90 ft on May 10, 1966, was minor flooding, 0.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.90 ft
May 10, 1966; 123 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
3.4 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 1995
3.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
Butte County
Idaho

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Lost River below Wet Creek (Clyde)
Action stage3.09May 14, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.49Jun 6, 1995Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1958 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Lost River below Wet Creek (Clyde), 1958 to 2022 1.522.533.54ft Flood stage 3.4 ft May 26, 1958: 3.72 ft, minor flooding; 432 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1964: 3.37 ft, action stage; 300 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1966: 3.90 ft, minor flooding; 123 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1967: 3.45 ft, minor flooding; 337 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1969: 3.56 ft, minor flooding; 325 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1970: 3.39 ft, action stage; 356 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1971: 3.41 ft, minor flooding; 432 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1972: 3.47 ft, minor flooding; 412 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1974: 3.49 ft, minor flooding; 443 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1975: 3.19 ft, action stage; 509 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1984: 3.58 ft, minor flooding; 404 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 3.13 ft, action stage; 418 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1995: 3.83 ft, minor flooding; 469 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 2.76 ft, below flood stage; 284 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2004: 1.91 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2005: 2.85 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 3.18 ft, action stage; 351 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2007: 1.95 ft, below flood stage; 151 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2008: 3.00 ft, action stage; 308 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2009: 3.08 ft, action stage; 331 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 296 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2011: 3.13 ft, action stage; 341 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2012: 2.69 ft, below flood stage; 257 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 2.23 ft, below flood stage; 179 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 2.46 ft, below flood stage; 217 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 2.17 ft, below flood stage; 169 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2016: 2.40 ft, below flood stage; 190 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2017: 3.14 ft, action stage; 348 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2018: 2.92 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 2.46 ft, below flood stage; 229 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 2.18 ft, below flood stage; 171 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2021: 1.63 ft, below flood stage; 93 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 2.33 ft, below flood stage; 207 cubic feet per second Highest, 3.90 ft, May 10, 1966 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Lost River below Wet Creek (Clyde) 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Little Lost River below Wet Creek (Clyde)
1May 10, 19663.90+0.50Minor123
2Jun 6, 19953.83+0.43Minor469
3May 26, 19583.72+0.32Minor432
4May 16, 19843.58+0.18Minor404
5Apr 6, 19693.56+0.16Minor325
6Mar 17, 19743.49+0.09Minor443
7Jun 9, 19723.47+0.07Minor412
8May 29, 19673.45+0.05Minor337
9Jun 1, 19713.41+0.01Minor432
10Jun 9, 19703.39−0.01Action356
11Jun 8, 19643.37−0.03Action300
12Jun 16, 19753.19−0.21Action509
13May 21, 20063.18−0.22Action351
14May 14, 20173.14−0.26Action348
15May 22, 19933.13−0.27Action418
16Jun 25, 20113.13−0.27Action341
17Jun 21, 20093.08−0.32Action331
18May 21, 20083.00−0.40Action308
19Jun 1, 20182.92−0.48Below flood stage300
20Jun 16, 20102.90−0.50Below flood stage296
21May 25, 20052.85−0.55Below flood stage300
22May 31, 20032.76−0.64Below flood stage284
23Apr 28, 20122.69−0.71Below flood stage257
24May 29, 20142.46−0.94Below flood stage217
25Jun 7, 20192.46−0.94Below flood stage229
26Jun 9, 20162.40−1.00Below flood stage190
27Jun 13, 20222.33−1.07Below flood stage207
28May 18, 20132.23−1.17Below flood stage179
29Jun 1, 20202.18−1.22Below flood stage171
30Jun 2, 20152.17−1.23Below flood stage169
31May 13, 20071.95−1.45Below flood stage151
32Jun 6, 20041.91−1.49Below flood stage136
33Jun 3, 20211.63−1.77Below flood stage93

Gauges on the Little Lost River

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

Flood gauges on the Little Lost River
Wet Creek (Clyde) this gaugeID3.43.90 ft, May 10, 19660
HoweID4.57.22 ft, Jun 17, 19750

Other gauges in Butte County

Flood gauges in Butte County
Darlington6.06.37 ft, Jun 7, 20190
Arco6.57.68 ft, Jul 5, 19670
Howe4.57.22 ft, Jun 17, 19750

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LLRI1, 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.