Apr 1, 2017
Heavy rain and snow melt caused the St. Joe River to flood beginning in the month of March. The river remained above Minor Flood Stage at St. Maries through the early part of April, although the upper reaches of the river at Calder dropped below Flood Stage by the end of March. ||Extensive flooding of fields and bottom lands along the river and basement flooding of a few homes and businesses in and near St. Maries continued through the first week of April.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 692063). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benewah County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.