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Little Lost River near Howe

Highest listed crest 7.22 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft19 crests since 1954

The Little Lost River near Howe crested above flood stage 2 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2021. The highest, 7.22 ft on June 17, 1975, was minor flooding, 2.72 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.22 ft
June 17, 1975; 255 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 17, 1975
7.22 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 near Howe
Action stage4.06May 24, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.52Jun 17, 1975Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1954 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Lost River near Howe, 1954 to 2021 345678ft Flood stage 4.5 ft Sep 3, 1954: 4.16 ft, action stage; 234 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1955: 4.30 ft, action stage; 228 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1956: 4.56 ft, minor flooding; 291 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1957: 4.15 ft, action stage; 230 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1965: 4.08 ft, action stage; 246 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1970: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 238 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1972: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1974: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 252 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1975: 7.22 ft, minor flooding; 255 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1989: 3.56 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1990: 3.73 ft, below flood stage; 228 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2014: 3.49 ft, below flood stage; 152 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 3.49 ft, below flood stage; 152 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2016: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 159 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2017: 4.10 ft, action stage; 206 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2018: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 213 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 4.04 ft, action stage; 225 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2020: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 164 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2021: 3.21 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.22 ft, Jun 17, 1975 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Lost River near Howe 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 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 near Howe
1Jun 17, 19757.22+2.72Minor255
2Jun 2, 19564.56+0.06Minor291
3Aug 14, 19554.30−0.20Action228
4Sep 3, 19544.16−0.34Action234
5Jun 11, 19574.15−0.35Action230
6Jun 6, 20174.10−0.40Action206
7Jun 28, 19654.08−0.42Action246
8May 24, 20194.04−0.46Action225
9Jun 22, 19743.98−0.52Below flood stage252
10May 27, 20183.89−0.61Below flood stage213
11Jun 13, 19723.77−0.73Below flood stage240
12Jun 13, 19903.73−0.77Below flood stage228
13Jun 15, 19703.66−0.84Below flood stage238
14Jun 4, 20203.62−0.88Below flood stage164
15May 12, 19893.56−0.94Below flood stage205
16May 11, 20163.53−0.97Below flood stage159
17May 30, 20143.49−1.01Below flood stage152
18Jun 2, 20153.49−1.01Below flood stage152
19Jun 11, 20213.21−1.29Below flood stage91

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)ID3.43.90 ft, May 10, 19660
Howe this gaugeID4.57.22 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
Wet Creek (Clyde)3.43.90 ft, May 10, 19660

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LLHI1, 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.