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Little Wood River near Carey

Highest listed crest 8.95 ftFlood stage 5.8 ft40 crests since 1943

The Little Wood River near Carey crested above flood stage 17 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2022. The highest, 8.95 ft on April 27, 1952, was moderate flooding, 3.15 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.95 ft
April 27, 1952; 2,680 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.8 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2018
6.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Blaine 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 Wood River near Carey
Action stage5.07Apr 17, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.815Mar 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.52Dec 23, 1964Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1943 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Wood River near Carey, 1943 to 2022 246810ft Flood stage 5.8 ftMajor 9.0 ft Apr 15, 1943: 7.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1946: 5.67 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1950: 7.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1951: 5.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1952: 8.95 ft, moderate flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1956: 5.68 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1957: 6.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1958: 7.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1963: 6.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 8.69 ft, moderate flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1966: 5.48 ft, action stage; 924 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1967: 6.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1969: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1971: 6.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1974: 6.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1975: 5.91 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1978: 5.56 ft, action stage; 867 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1980: 6.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1983: 6.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 505 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2001: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 325 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2002: 2.83 ft, below flood stage; 292 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 3.48 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2004: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 295 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2005: 6.71 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2006: 5.16 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2007: 2.99 ft, below flood stage; 337 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2008: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 354 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2009: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 879 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2010: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 896 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 835 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2012: 4.17 ft, below flood stage; 749 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2013: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 317 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2014: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 449 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2015: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 348 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2016: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 483 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 5.41 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2018: 6.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,870 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2019: 5.02 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2022: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 377 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.95 ft, Apr 27, 1952 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Wood River near Carey 1940s: 1 1950s: 5 5 1960s: 4 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Carey
1Apr 27, 19528.95+3.15Moderate2,680
2Dec 23, 19648.69+2.89Moderate2,400
3May 12, 19587.41+1.61Minor2,000
4Apr 22, 19507.20+1.40Minor1,720
5Apr 15, 19437.12+1.32Minor1,720
6Apr 23, 19697.01+1.21Minor1,500
7May 30, 19836.97+1.17Minor2,470
8May 19, 19576.78+0.98Minor1,630
9May 19, 20056.71+0.91Minor2,120
10May 14, 19716.57+0.77Minor1,360
11May 26, 19676.47+0.67Minor1,220
12Mar 30, 19746.33+0.53Minor1,270
13Mar 22, 20186.33+0.53Minor1,870
14Jun 10, 19636.21+0.41Minor1,220
15Apr 26, 19806.05+0.25Minor1,120
16May 17, 19755.91+0.11Minor1,020
17Apr 29, 19515.82+0.02Minor1,090
18May 24, 19565.68−0.12Action1,070
19Apr 19, 19465.67−0.13Action1,060
20Apr 27, 19785.56−0.24Action867
21Apr 9, 19665.48−0.32Action924
22Apr 7, 20175.41−0.39Action1,310
23Apr 15, 20065.16−0.64Action1,200
24Apr 17, 20195.02−0.78Action1,130
25Apr 22, 20104.56−1.24Below flood stage896
26Jun 21, 20094.49−1.31Below flood stage879
27Apr 17, 20114.38−1.42Below flood stage835
28Mar 17, 20124.17−1.63Below flood stage749
29Apr 4, 20003.64−2.16Below flood stage505
30May 31, 20033.48−2.32Below flood stage490
31Jun 5, 20163.47−2.33Below flood stage483
32May 12, 20143.34−2.46Below flood stage449
33May 15, 20013.08−2.72Below flood stage325
34Jun 11, 20223.06−2.74Below flood stage377
35May 21, 20083.05−2.75Below flood stage354
36May 1, 20153.01−2.79Below flood stage348
37May 13, 20072.99−2.81Below flood stage337
38May 16, 20132.90−2.90Below flood stage317
39May 10, 20042.84−2.96Below flood stage295
40Jul 15, 20022.83−2.97Below flood stage292

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.

December 23, 1964: 8.69 ft here, moderate flooding

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 CreekID5.48.22 ft, Mar 22, 20180
Carey this gaugeID5.88.95 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
High 5 Creek5.48.22 ft, Mar 22, 20180
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 WODI1, 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.