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South Fork Clearwater River at Stites

Highest listed crest 10.79 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft32 crests since 1912

The South Fork Clearwater River at Stites crested above flood stage 11 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2025. The highest, 10.79 ft on April 9, 2019, was minor flooding, 2.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.79 ft
April 9, 2019; 19,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 9, 2019
10.79 ft, minor flooding
Location
Idaho County
Idaho

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, South Fork Clearwater River at Stites
Action stage7.58Jun 9, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.011Apr 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1912 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the South Fork Clearwater River at Stites, 1912 to 2025 024681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ft May 19, 1912: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1964: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1965: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 7,610 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1967: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 7,340 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1969: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 7,860 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1970: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 6,970 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1971: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 7,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1972: 7.72 ft, action stage; 8,560 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1974: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 6,750 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1975: 8.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1975: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1976: 8.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1978: 7.79 ft, action stage; 9,190 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1979: 8.01 ft, minor flooding; 9,870 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1981: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 7,410 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1984: 7.67 ft, action stage; 8,550 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 7.95 ft, action stage; 9,300 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1990: 7.74 ft, action stage; 9,130 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1993: 7.56 ft, action stage; 7,920 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1995: 8.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1996: 8.82 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1996: 7.65 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1997: 8.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1997: 8.40 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2004: 7.26 ft, below flood stage; 7,470 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2010: 7.66 ft, action stage; 8,340 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2011: 8.47 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2011: 9.34 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2017: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 5,290 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2019: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2025: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 4,180 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.79 ft, Apr 9, 2019 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Fork Clearwater River at Stites 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, South Fork Clearwater River at Stites
1Apr 9, 201910.79+2.79Minor19,500
2Jun 8, 196410.30+2.30Minor17,500
3Jun 8, 20119.34+1.34Minor13,800
4Feb 7, 19968.82+0.82Minor12,100
5Jan 1, 19978.68+0.68Minor11,600
6May 3, 19958.56+0.56Minor11,100
7May 16, 20118.47+0.47Minor10,900
8Apr 27, 19978.40+0.40Minor—
9May 16, 19758.30+0.30Minor9,890
10May 11, 19768.25+0.25Minor9,710
11May 8, 19798.01+0.01Minor9,870
12May 31, 19847.95−0.05Action9,300
13Apr 27, 19787.79−0.21Action9,190
14May 29, 19907.74−0.26Action9,130
15May 17, 19727.72−0.28Action8,560
16May 23, 19847.67−0.33Action8,550
17Jun 9, 20107.66−0.34Action8,340
18May 18, 19967.65−0.35Action10,900
19Jun 7, 19937.56−0.44Action7,920
20Jan 6, 19697.46−0.54Below flood stage7,860
21May 1, 20207.34−0.66Below flood stage7,490
22Jan 29, 19657.31−0.69Below flood stage7,610
23May 28, 20047.26−0.74Below flood stage7,470
24May 13, 19717.24−0.76Below flood stage7,300
25Jun 16, 19817.08−0.92Below flood stage7,410
26May 20, 19707.07−0.93Below flood stage6,970
27May 23, 19677.05−0.95Below flood stage7,340
28Jun 6, 19747.05−0.95Below flood stage6,750
29Dec 7, 19757.04−0.96Below flood stage7,130
30Mar 16, 20176.48−1.52Below flood stage5,290
31May 18, 20255.71−2.29Below flood stage4,180
32May 19, 19120.00−8.00Below flood stage10,700

Other gauges in Idaho County

Flood gauges in Idaho County
Riggins10.012.18 ft, Jun 17, 19740
White Bird32.037.50 ft, Jun 1, 18942
Lowell14.016.04 ft, May 29, 19480

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STII1, 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.