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Around North Fork Payette River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Fork Payette River is a 58.7 mile river near Idaho Whitewater Unlimited-IWU in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 13245000. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2025
North Fork Payette River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,790 cfs, and lowest in October, at 213 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,150 cfs, in 1947.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 241 | 203 to 694 |
| February | 233 | 200 to 583 |
| March | 258 | 202 to 964 |
| April | 798 | 206 to 1,755 |
| May | 802 | 207 to 1,950 |
| June | 1,790 | 770 to 2,655 |
| July | 1,550 | 979 to 1,890 |
| August | 1,730 | 1,480 to 1,950 |
| September | 1,175 | 933 to 1,770 |
| October | 213 | 193 to 471 |
| November | 217 | 195 to 375 |
| December | 234 | 203 to 692 |
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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 13245000 (site 13245000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of North Fork Payette River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- BanksPayette RiverPublic
- Cougar MountainNorth Fork Payette RiverPublic
- Blue HeronLake CascadePublic
- Campbell CreekLake CascadePublic
- French CreekLake CascadePublic
- Van Wyck CreekLake CascadePublic
- SugarloafLake CascadePublic
- Poison CreekLake CascadePublic
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