Birch Creek
Monteview, Idaho
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We don't cover this water yet
No agency boundary, access route or field report is mapped to it — so there is no verdict, and we won't guess. We'll tell you the moment this water has something to say.
Covered nearby
Waters within 25 miles where we do have a current picture.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 162 cfs
- Average current
- 1.7 ft/s
- Gradient
- 41.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 445 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
Here's your day on the water, mapped
Birch Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this water
Birch Creek is a 46-mile paddling stretch near Monteview, Idaho. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 162 cfs and a gradient of about 41.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Facts about this water
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Small 6n, ID weather station, 27 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan28° high11° low
- Feb32° high13° low
- Mar43° high23° low
- Apr54° high30° low
- May65° high38° low
- Jun73° high44° low
- Jul83° high51° low
- Aug82° high49° low
- Sep71° high41° low
- Oct55° high30° low
- Nov40° high20° low
- Dec29° high12° low
Where it is
- Upper Snake Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Birch Creek CampgroundCamping2.1 mi
- LONG CANYONHiking3.6 mi
- MIDDLE FORK PASS CREEKHiking5.6 mi
- Eightmile TrailHiking5.9 mi
- PASS CREEK LAKEHiking6 mi
- Pierce CanyonHiking8.5 mi
- Uncle Ike MinesHiking9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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