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Snake River near Menan

Highest listed crest 10.57 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft20 crests since 2003

The Snake River near Menan crested above flood stage 5 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2022. The highest, 10.57 ft on June 9, 2011, was minor flooding, 2.07 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Snake River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.57 ft
June 9, 2011; 30,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 3, 2018
9.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Madison County
Near Rexburg (10.6 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 Menan
Action stage7.84Jun 7, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.55Jun 3, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2003 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake River near Menan, 2003 to 2022 4681012ft Flood stage 8.5 ft Jul 28, 2003: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2004: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2005: 6.19 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2006: 8.44 ft, action stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2007: 6.04 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2008: 8.14 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2009: 9.89 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2010: 9.28 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2011: 10.57 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2012: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2013: 7.21 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2014: 6.90 ft, below flood stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2016: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2017: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2018: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 8.49 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2020: 7.96 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2021: 6.28 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2022: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.57 ft, Jun 9, 2011 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake River near Menan 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Menan
1Jun 9, 201110.57+2.07Minor30,400
2Jun 24, 20099.89+1.39Minor27,800
3Jun 15, 20179.74+1.24Minor26,900
4Jun 3, 20189.49+0.99Minor25,300
5Jun 13, 20109.28+0.78Minor26,900
6Apr 27, 20198.49−0.01Action21,500
7May 3, 20068.44−0.06Action23,500
8Jun 2, 20088.14−0.36Action22,200
9Jun 7, 20207.96−0.54Action19,300
10May 20, 20137.21−1.29Below flood stage17,500
11May 18, 20156.96−1.54Below flood stage16,900
12Jun 9, 20146.90−1.60Below flood stage16,800
13May 24, 20046.82−1.68Below flood stage16,400
14Apr 28, 20126.69−1.81Below flood stage15,200
15Aug 4, 20216.28−2.22Below flood stage12,800
16Jun 16, 20056.19−2.31Below flood stage14,500
17May 26, 20076.04−2.46Below flood stage13,600
18Jun 9, 20165.99−2.51Below flood stage13,200
19Jul 28, 20035.76−2.74Below flood stage13,000
20May 31, 20225.49−3.01Below flood stage10,900

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 9, 2011: 10.57 ft here, minor flooding

  • HeiseID · Jun 7, 2011 · 8.09 ft · Minor

June 24, 2009: 9.89 ft here, minor flooding

June 15, 2017: 9.74 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
Menan this gaugeID8.510.57 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
NeeleyID9.511.46 ft, Jun 19, 19970
Minidoka Dam (at Howells Ferry)ID11.516.02 ft, Jun 21, 19180

Other gauges in Madison County

Flood gauges in Madison County
Rexburg9.512.05 ft, May 17, 19840

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MENI1, 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.