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Snake River at Neeley

Highest listed crest 11.46 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft21 crests since 1950

The Snake River at Neeley crested above flood stage 5 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2022. The highest, 11.46 ft on June 19, 1997, was minor flooding, 1.96 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Snake River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.46 ft
June 19, 1997; 46,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 1997
11.46 ft, minor flooding
Location
Power County
Idaho

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Snake River at Neeley
Action stage8.92Jun 16, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.55Jun 19, 1997Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1950 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake River at Neeley, 1950 to 2022 681012ft Flood stage 9.5 ft Jun 27, 1950: 9.71 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1964: 9.59 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1983: 9.71 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1984: 9.67 ft, minor flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1997: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 46,100 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2007: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2008: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2009: 8.84 ft, below flood stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2010: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 9.43 ft, action stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2012: 7.22 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2013: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2014: 7.39 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2015: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2017: 9.03 ft, action stage; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2018: 8.26 ft, below flood stage; 22,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2019: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2020: 7.22 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2021: 7.01 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2022: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.46 ft, Jun 19, 1997 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake River at Neeley 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 2 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, Snake River at Neeley
1Jun 19, 199711.46+1.96Minor46,100
2Jun 27, 19509.71+0.21Minor29,000
3Jun 15, 19839.71+0.21Minor30,700
4Jun 19, 19849.67+0.17Minor29,300
5Jun 22, 19649.59+0.09Minor29,000
6Jun 7, 20119.43−0.07Action30,000
7Jun 16, 20179.03−0.47Action27,800
8Jun 30, 20098.84−0.66Below flood stage25,200
9Jun 7, 20188.26−1.24Below flood stage22,800
10Apr 29, 20198.25−1.25Below flood stage22,700
11Jun 28, 20087.42−2.08Below flood stage16,600
12Jun 20, 20147.39−2.11Below flood stage17,600
13Jul 6, 20077.31−2.19Below flood stage14,900
14Jun 29, 20127.22−2.28Below flood stage16,300
15Jun 17, 20207.22−2.28Below flood stage16,600
16Jun 4, 20167.11−2.39Below flood stage15,400
17May 18, 20217.01−2.49Below flood stage15,400
18Jul 8, 20106.82−2.68Below flood stage14,100
19Jun 24, 20156.82−2.68Below flood stage14,400
20May 16, 20136.60−2.90Below flood stage13,100
21Jun 29, 20226.48−3.02Below flood stage12,600

The worst floods along the Snake River

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

June 19, 1997: 11.46 ft here, minor flooding

June 15, 1983: 9.71 ft here, minor flooding

June 22, 1964: 9.59 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Snake River

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

Flood gauges on the Snake River
Flagg RanchWY10.010.75 ft, Jun 5, 19960
MooseWY15.015.25 ft, Jun 11, 19970
JacksonWY10.011.66 ft, Jun 11, 19970
HeiseID8.011.26 ft, Jun 13, 19971
MenanID8.510.57 ft, Jun 9, 20110
Idaho FallsID13.218.91 ft, Jun 16, 19970
ShelleyID12.516.97 ft, Jun 17, 19184
BlackfootID10.513.55 ft, Jun 17, 19971
Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall)ID11.014.80 ft, Jun 18, 19970
Neeley this gaugeID9.511.46 ft, Jun 19, 19970
Minidoka Dam (at Howells Ferry)ID11.516.02 ft, Jun 21, 19180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AMFI1, 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.