About this river
Last Chance Canal is a 2.4 mile canal near Cascade Raft & Kayak in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Payette River near Emmett ID (site 13249500). The mapped line runs from 43.9170, -116.4429 to 43.8905, -116.4698. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
Last Chance Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,400 cfs, and lowest in October, at 983 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,500 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,340 | 998 to 1,770 | |
| February | 1,600 | 1,110 to 2,180 | |
| March | 2,400 | 1,630 to 3,400 | |
| April | 4,785 | 2,535 to 7,145 | |
| May | 6,240 | 3,780 to 9,910 | |
| June | 6,400 | 3,265 to 9,340 | |
| July | 1,950 | 1,530 to 2,390 | |
| August | 1,760 | 1,200 to 1,980 | |
| September | 1,045 | 690 to 1,900 | |
| October | 983 | 778 to 1,540 | |
| November | 1,150 | 968 to 1,475 | |
| December | 1,220 | 907 to 1,730 |
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 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Payette River near Emmett ID (site 13249500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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