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Snake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall)

Highest listed crest 14.80 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft28 crests since 1964

The Snake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall) crested above flood stage 8 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1964 to 2022. The highest, 14.80 ft on June 18, 1997, was minor flooding, 3.80 feet above flood stage. 8 other gauges on the Snake River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 6 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.80 ft
June 18, 1997; 42,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 17, 2017
11.31 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bingham County
Near Blackfoot (9.9 mi), Chubbuck (14.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Snake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall)
Action stage10.23Jun 4, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.08Jun 17, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1964 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall), 1964 to 2022 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Jun 22, 1964: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1971: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1974: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1983: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1984: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1996: 10.43 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1997: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 42,300 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2000: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 8,610 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2001: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 4,080 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2002: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 5,860 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2005: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 9,060 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2006: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2007: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 6,760 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2008: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2009: 10.43 ft, action stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2011: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2012: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2013: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2014: 6.84 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2015: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2016: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 8,160 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2017: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2018: 10.57 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2019: 9.82 ft, below flood stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2020: 8.42 ft, below flood stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2021: 6.59 ft, below flood stage; 9,620 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2022: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 6,880 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.80 ft, Jun 18, 1997 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall) 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 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.
  3. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.63 ft on Jun 8, 1914; 12.67 ft on Jun 22, 1917; 14.80 ft on Jun 18, 1918.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Snake River near Blackfoot (Tilden Bridge-Ft. Hall)
1Jun 18, 199714.80+3.80Minor42,300
2May 18, 198412.32+1.32Minor29,400
3May 29, 201112.05+1.05Minor28,700
4Jun 22, 196411.52+0.52Minor24,600
5May 11, 197111.52+0.52Minor25,900
6Apr 29, 197411.39+0.39Minor24,100
7Jun 17, 201711.31+0.31Minor25,100
8Jun 15, 198311.27+0.27Minor26,000
9Jun 4, 201810.57−0.43Action22,200
10May 20, 199610.43−0.57Action22,500
11Jun 25, 200910.43−0.57Action23,500
12May 3, 20069.83−1.17Below flood stage20,200
13Apr 28, 20199.82−1.18Below flood stage19,400
14Jun 14, 20109.75−1.25Below flood stage19,900
15Jun 3, 20088.48−2.52Below flood stage15,500
16Jul 2, 20208.42−2.58Below flood stage14,800
17May 19, 20157.66−3.34Below flood stage13,300
18May 21, 20137.45−3.55Below flood stage12,700
19Apr 14, 20127.15−3.85Below flood stage11,900
20Apr 26, 20146.84−4.16Below flood stage11,100
21Aug 5, 20216.59−4.41Below flood stage9,620
22Jun 17, 20056.14−4.86Below flood stage9,060
23May 31, 20006.03−4.97Below flood stage8,610
24May 24, 20165.67−5.33Below flood stage8,160
25Sep 13, 20225.47−5.53Below flood stage6,880
26May 26, 20075.12−5.88Below flood stage6,760
27Sep 10, 20024.80−6.20Below flood stage5,860
28Sep 8, 20013.85−7.15Below flood stage4,080

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 18, 1997: 14.80 ft here, minor flooding

  • ShelleyID · Jun 17, 1997 · 16.05 ft · Major
  • BlackfootID · Jun 17, 1997 · 13.55 ft · Major · its highest
  • HeiseID · Jun 13, 1997 · 11.26 ft · Major · its highest
  • Idaho FallsID · Jun 16, 1997 · 18.91 ft · Minor · its highest
  • Minidoka Dam (at Howells Ferry)ID · Jun 21, 1997 · 15.49 ft · Minor
  • MooseWY · Jun 11, 1997 · 15.25 ft · Minor · its highest
  • JacksonWY · Jun 11, 1997 · 11.66 ft · Minor · its highest
  • NeeleyID · Jun 19, 1997 · 11.46 ft · Minor · its highest

May 18, 1984: 12.32 ft here, minor flooding

  • ShelleyID · May 17, 1984 · 12.90 ft · Minor

May 29, 2011: 12.05 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) this gaugeID11.014.80 ft, Jun 18, 19970
NeeleyID9.511.46 ft, Jun 19, 19970
Minidoka Dam (at Howells Ferry)ID11.516.02 ft, Jun 21, 19180

Other gauges in Bingham County

Flood gauges in Bingham County
Blackfoot (Butte Road-Ft. Hall)5.86.77 ft, Jun 16, 19970
Shelley (Wolverine Canyon)8.59.10 ft, May 16, 19870
Blackfoot10.513.55 ft, Jun 17, 19971
Shelley12.516.97 ft, Jun 17, 19184

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BFTI1, 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.