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Medicine Lodge Creek (ID) near Small

Highest listed crest 10.03 ftFlood stage 7.7 ft26 crests since 1986

The Medicine Lodge Creek (ID) near Small crested above flood stage 5 times among the 26 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2022. The highest, 10.03 ft on March 23, 2018, was minor flooding, 2.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.03 ft
March 23, 2018; 300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.7 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 23, 2018
10.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clark County
Idaho

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Medicine Lodge Creek (ID) near Small
Action stage7.22May 21, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.75Mar 23, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

26 crests from 1986 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Medicine Lodge Creek (ID) near Small, 1986 to 2022 4681012ft Flood stage 7.7 ft May 28, 1986: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 147 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 7.64 ft, action stage; 278 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1995: 9.09 ft, minor flooding; 481 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1997: 8.06 ft, minor flooding; 343 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1998: 8.32 ft, minor flooding; 374 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1999: 8.34 ft, minor flooding; 376 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2000: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 103 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 5.54 ft, below flood stage; 79 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2005: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 195 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 7.35 ft, action stage; 260 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2007: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 89 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2008: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 125 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2009: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 121 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2010: 5.88 ft, below flood stage; 105 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2011: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 184 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2012: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 209 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2013: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 70 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 42 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2015: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 45 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 92 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2017: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 117 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2018: 10.03 ft, minor flooding; 300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2019: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2020: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 75 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2021: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 44 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2022: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 64 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.03 ft, Mar 23, 2018 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Medicine Lodge Creek (ID) near Small 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Medicine Lodge Creek (ID) near Small
1Mar 23, 201810.03+2.33Minor300
2Jun 19, 19959.09+1.39Minor481
3Jun 3, 19998.34+0.64Minor376
4Jun 3, 19988.32+0.62Minor374
5Mar 17, 19978.06+0.36Minor343
6May 22, 19937.64−0.06Action278
7May 21, 20067.35−0.35Action260
8Mar 17, 20126.98−0.72Below flood stage209
9Jun 9, 20116.96−0.74Below flood stage184
10May 21, 20056.79−0.91Below flood stage195
11May 24, 20176.40−1.30Below flood stage117
12May 20, 20096.12−1.58Below flood stage121
13May 17, 20086.08−1.62Below flood stage125
14May 28, 20165.89−1.81Below flood stage92
15Jun 17, 20105.88−1.82Below flood stage105
16May 28, 19865.81−1.89Below flood stage147
17Apr 20, 20005.77−1.93Below flood stage103
18May 3, 20075.75−1.95Below flood stage89
19Mar 31, 20135.62−2.08Below flood stage70
20Jun 16, 20225.58−2.12Below flood stage64
21Jun 10, 20045.54−2.16Below flood stage79
22Jun 14, 20195.53−2.17Below flood stage91
23Jun 17, 20205.43−2.27Below flood stage75
24May 16, 20155.32−2.38Below flood stage45
25May 17, 20145.26−2.44Below flood stage42
26Aug 3, 20214.93−2.77Below flood stage44

Other gauges in Clark County

Flood gauges in Clark County
Beaver Creek (Mud Lake/Eastern Idaho) at Spencer6.39.84 ft, May 18, 19750

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MEDI1, 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.