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Boise River

Boise River Flow Budget

River Flow Budget Plot


Discharge of various stream gages on the Boise river. The discharge of the river and canals is regulated below Lucky Peak. “Natural flow” is the sum of the (unregulated) tributary flows. Discharge and storage data are taken from various US Bureau of Reclamation stream gages available at the hydromet web site.

Boise River Reservoir Storage

Boise River Resevoir Storage Plot


Storage in reservoirs in the Boise river basin. Dashed lines represent reservoir capacity (for example, the dashed blue line represents the 413100 acre-foot capacity of Anderson Ranch lake). “Upstream Storage” is defined as the sum of Lucky Peak, Arrowrock, and Anderson Ranch lakes.

Boise  Basin Gage Map

Boise Payette Teacup Diagram


Map and current readings of reservoir and streamflow gages in the Boise and Payette basins (taken from US Bureau of Reclamation Hydromet site).

Boise River Basin Snowpack

Snow Water Plot Titled Equivalent In Boise Basin Total


SWE estimated from SNOTEL sites in the Boise basin. Plot available from NRCS.
More SNOTEL data available through this interactive map.

Idaho Snow Water Equivalent by Basin

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Idaho Year-to-Date Precipitation by Basin

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Western US Snow Water Equivalent by Basin

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Western US Year-to-Date Precipitation by Basin

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Boise River Park WaveShaper Cam

Live webcam of Boise River Park wave (courtesy of Boise City Parks & Recreation).

Bogus Basin Webcam

Live webcam of Bogus Basin (Bogus Basin Website).

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