About this river
Payette River is a 3.1 mile river near Bear Valley River Co in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Payette River near Banks ID (site 13246000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Payette River 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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