About this river
Bissel Creek is an 8.5 mile stream near Cascade Raft & Kayak in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Payette River near Letha ID (site 13250000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
Bissel Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 5,340 cfs, and lowest in September, at 324 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,000 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,290 | 1,090 to 1,740 | |
| February | 1,630 | 1,170 to 2,400 | |
| March | 2,760 | 1,970 to 4,200 | |
| April | 4,755 | 2,245 to 6,625 | |
| May | 5,340 | 2,960 to 8,770 | |
| June | 5,105 | 2,260 to 8,535 | |
| July | 1,390 | 1,030 to 1,770 | |
| August | 1,050 | 898 to 1,310 | |
| September | 324 | 221 to 675 | |
| October | 666 | 521 to 890 | |
| November | 1,205 | 1,055 to 1,450 | |
| December | 1,170 | 958 to 1,770 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Payette River near Letha ID (site 13250000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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