Drought emergency in Blaine County, Idaho
7/18/2025 7:55:42 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Blaine County, ID
Start Date: 7/3/2025
- End Date: 12/31/2025
The Blaine County commissioners in a July 3 letter asked Idaho Department of Water Resources director to declare a drought emergency for the county. A drought emergency declaration would allow temporary changes to the use of water rights to ease drought impacts.
The flow in the Little Wood and Big Wood river basins was roughly half of average in early July. Based on a June 10 analysis, Magic Reservoir was expected to deliver water through August 23 for the season. This winter’s snowfall was average, but the runoff was rapidly absorbed by the soil. The drought emergency declaration was approved for Blaine County on July 14.
Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum, Idaho), July 12, 2025
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