Backwoods Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rental
North Fork Payette River near Backwoods Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rental
About this river
North Fork Payette River is a 40.5 mile river near Backwoods Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rental in Idaho. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Payette River at Mccall ID (site 13239000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1908 to 2026
North Fork Payette River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,340 cfs, and lowest in December, at 64 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,900 cfs, in 2006.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 45 to 117 | |
| February | 79 | 53 to 120 | |
| March | 88 | 58 to 119 | |
| April | 213 | 119 to 451 | |
| May | 1,340 | 961 to 1,990 | |
| June | 1,210 | 576 to 2,160 | |
| July | 128 | 68 to 286 | |
| August | 90 | 57 to 185 | |
| September | 83 | 47 to 204 | |
| October | 122 | 28 to 206 | |
| November | 66 | 27 to 119 | |
| December | 64 | 27 to 122 |
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 116 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Payette River at Mccall ID (site 13239000). 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. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Poison CreekLake CascadePublic
- ButtercupLake CascadePublic
- Rainbow PointLake CascadePublic
- DonnellyLake CascadePublic
- Sports MarinaPayette LakeRestricted
- Little Payette LakeLittle Payette LakePublic
- Ponderosa State ParkPayette LakePublic
- North BeachPayette LakePublic
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