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Little Wood River above High 5 Creek

Highest listed crest 8.22 ftFlood stage 5.4 ft30 crests since 1962

The Little Wood River above High 5 Creek crested above flood stage 12 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2022. The highest, 8.22 ft on March 22, 2018, was minor flooding, 2.82 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Little Wood River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.22 ft
March 22, 2018; 2,560 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.4 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 9, 2019
6.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Blaine County
Near Hailey (12.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Wood River above High 5 Creek
Action stage4.93May 30, 1986The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.412Apr 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1962 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Wood River above High 5 Creek, 1962 to 2022 246810ft Flood stage 5.4 ft Apr 19, 1962: 5.14 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1967: 5.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1969: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1971: 5.39 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1980: 5.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1983: 6.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 5.40 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1986: 5.29 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1995: 5.40 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 950 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2004: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 501 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2005: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2006: 6.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2007: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 330 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2008: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 578 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2009: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2010: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 794 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 943 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2012: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 859 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2013: 2.92 ft, below flood stage; 351 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 302 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2015: 2.68 ft, below flood stage; 244 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2016: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 657 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 5.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2018: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2019: 6.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2020: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 345 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2021: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 837 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.22 ft, Mar 22, 2018 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Wood River above High 5 Creek 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Wood River above High 5 Creek
1Mar 22, 20188.22+2.82Minor2,560
2Apr 22, 19697.01+1.61Minor2,480
3May 19, 20057.01+1.61Minor2,160
4Apr 24, 19836.46+1.06Minor2,090
5Dec 23, 19646.20+0.80Minor2,090
6Apr 23, 20066.16+0.76Minor1,690
7Apr 9, 20196.03+0.63Minor1,720
8Apr 7, 20175.80+0.40Minor1,610
9May 25, 19675.71+0.31Minor1,510
10Apr 20, 19805.41+0.01Minor1,470
11May 15, 19845.400.00Minor1,390
12Jun 5, 19955.400.00Minor1,370
13May 8, 19715.39−0.01Action1,380
14May 30, 19865.29−0.11Action1,200
15Apr 19, 19625.14−0.26Action1,340
16Jun 20, 20094.74−0.66Below flood stage1,010
17Apr 17, 20114.58−0.82Below flood stage943
18May 31, 20034.47−0.93Below flood stage950
19Jun 13, 20224.46−0.94Below flood stage837
20Apr 26, 20124.37−1.03Below flood stage859
21Apr 22, 20104.23−1.17Below flood stage794
22May 8, 20163.82−1.58Below flood stage657
23May 19, 20083.77−1.63Below flood stage578
24May 31, 20203.31−2.09Below flood stage345
25Mar 24, 20043.19−2.21Below flood stage501
26Mar 18, 20072.98−2.42Below flood stage330
27May 15, 20132.92−2.48Below flood stage351
28Jun 4, 20212.84−2.56Below flood stage224
29May 28, 20142.77−2.63Below flood stage302
30Jun 1, 20152.68−2.72Below flood stage244

The worst floods along the Little Wood River

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

March 22, 2018: 8.22 ft here, minor flooding

  • CareyID · Mar 22, 2018 · 6.33 ft · Minor

April 22, 1969: 7.01 ft here, minor flooding

  • CareyID · Apr 23, 1969 · 7.01 ft · Minor

May 19, 2005: 7.01 ft here, minor flooding

  • CareyID · May 19, 2005 · 6.71 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Little Wood River

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

Flood gauges on the Little Wood River
High 5 Creek this gaugeID5.48.22 ft, Mar 22, 20180
CareyID5.88.95 ft, Apr 27, 19520

Other gauges in Blaine County

Flood gauges in Blaine County
Hailey6.08.36 ft, May 7, 20171
Magic Dam9.015.68 ft, Apr 26, 19520
Ketchum8.09.89 ft, May 7, 20170
Gimlet8.48.62 ft, Jun 5, 20170
Carey5.88.95 ft, Apr 27, 19520
Ketchum7.37.48 ft, Jun 8, 20170
Picabo8.39.36 ft, Apr 6, 20060
Ketchum7.07.83 ft, Jun 8, 20170
Ketchum12.213.68 ft, May 7, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LWOI1, 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.