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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1947 to 2026

The water at Bear Valley River Co typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,160 cfs, and lowest in November, at 317 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,990 cfs, in 1971.

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Typical flow by month at NF Payette River near Banks ID, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	393	295 to 847
February	428	299 to 842
March	617	383 to 1,300
April	1,565	715 to 2,740
May	1,800	895 to 2,890
June	2,160	1,230 to 3,340
July	1,650	1,160 to 1,950
August	1,760	1,550 to 2,000
September	1,270	1,050 to 1,870
October	319	264 to 703
November	317	274 to 490
December	359	280 to 833

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Payette River near Banks ID (site 13246000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

87Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 59°F, low 44°FRain 4%Wind 7 kt, gusts 8

Streamflow

253 cfs

Below normal (19th)

Water level

3.95 ft

Air quality

21 Good

Garden Valley monitor, 12 km

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Air quality: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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