Backwoods Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rental
Lake Fork near Backwoods Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rental
About this river
Lake Fork is a 16.2 mile stream near Backwoods Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rental in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lake Fork Payette River above Jumbo CR near Mccall ID (site 13240000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2025
Lake Fork typically runs highest in June, at a median 552 cfs, and lowest in September, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,000 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 19 to 42 | |
| February | 29 | 20 to 40 | |
| March | 34 | 25 to 49 | |
| April | 112 | 67 to 186 | |
| May | 521 | 355 to 724 | |
| June | 552 | 348 to 732 | |
| July | 83 | 53 to 142 | |
| August | 23 | 17 to 31 | |
| September | 16 | 12 to 22 | |
| October | 20 | 13 to 30 | |
| November | 28 | 18 to 54 | |
| December | 29 | 18 to 48 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lake Fork Payette River above Jumbo CR near Mccall ID (site 13240000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Lake Fork. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- DonnellyLake CascadePublic
- Sports MarinaPayette LakeRestricted
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