SNAKE RIVER AT McDUFF RAPIDS AT CHINA GARDEN ID
SNAKE RIVER ID USGS
SNAKE RIVER AT McDUFF RAPIDS AT CHINA GARDEN ID (13317660) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SNAKE RIVER in ID, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, streamflow, and water temperature and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 13317660
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- ID
- Coordinates
- 46.0031, -116.9169
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Fishing regulations
Clearwater Region zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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All Other Fish Species Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bull Trout Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Kokanee Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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River drainage Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Salmon Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Salmon can be found on page 54 Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Salmon River drainage Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sand Roller Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Steelhead Open · Harvest status unknown Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sturgeon Open · Catch & release only Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Tiger Muskie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- min 40"
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Region default (all waters open all year unless modified)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/Boise
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Expected in this watershedSNAKE RIVER AT McDUFF RAPIDS AT CHINA GARDEN ID lies within HUC8 watershed 17060103. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, IchthyMaps, NatureServe) indicate 8 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.
Species include: chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus), bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus), largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), prickly sculpin (Cottus asper), mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), and 3 others.
- Chiselmouth Acrocheilus alutaceus
- Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Prickly Sculpin Cottus asper
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Expected in this watershed
- Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
- Records
- 8 species
- from 8 individual records
- Observed
- No observation dates recorded
Sources
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