Medicine Lodge Creek near Small ID

Clark County, Idaho · USGS gauge 13116500 · NWS MEDI1 · Idaho river levels

Is Medicine Lodge Creek near Small ID flooding right now?

Medicine Lodge Creek near Small ID measured 4.69 ft on 2026-09-11 00:15:00 UTC. That observation was 3.0 ft below its 7.7 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height

4.69 ft

as of 2 hours ago

Streamflow

22 cfs

data refreshed 14 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 7.7 ft. The highest crest on record was 10.03 ft on Fri, Mar 23, 2018.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

Category	Stage	Current distance
Action	7.2 ft	2.5 ft below
Minor flood	7.7 ft	3.0 ft below

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Highest crests on record

Stage	Date
10.03 ft	2018-03-23
9.09 ft	1995-06-19
8.34 ft	1999-06-03
8.32 ft	1998-06-03
8.06 ft	1997-03-17

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Distance	County
Beaver Creek at Dubois ID	10.6 mi	Clark County
Beaver Creek at Spencer ID	13.2 mi	Clark County
Camas Creek at Camas ID	20.0 mi	Jefferson County
Camas Creek near Moose Pond	22.9 mi	Jefferson County
Camas Creek near Toomey Pond	23.6 mi	Jefferson County

Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast