Payette River near Emmett ID

USGS Site No: 13249500Payette River • Gem County, ID

Payette River near Emmett ID on the Payette River is currently at 5,900 cfs (Normal — 42th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.90 ft.

Reading from

5,900
CFS Discharge
5.90
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,870
25th Low threshold 4,290
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6,720 Today: 5,900 cfs
75th High threshold 10,300
95th Very High threshold 14,900

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

16k 8.2k 0 cfs Apr 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 6,330
May 27, 2026 6,350
May 26, 2026 5,730
May 25, 2026 5,530
May 24, 2026 5,360
May 23, 2026 5,250
May 22, 2026 5,250
May 20, 2026 5,630
May 19, 2026 5,990
May 18, 2026 6,430
May 17, 2026 6,870
May 16, 2026 7,500
May 15, 2026 8,010
Apr 20, 2026 6,200
Apr 19, 2026 6,410
Apr 18, 2026 6,830
Apr 17, 2026 7,490
Apr 16, 2026 8,870
Apr 15, 2026 6,290
Apr 14, 2026 6,170
Apr 13, 2026 6,420
Apr 12, 2026 4,600
Apr 11, 2026 4,020
Apr 10, 2026 3,530
Apr 9, 2026 3,570
Apr 8, 2026 3,610
Apr 7, 2026 3,750
Apr 6, 2026 3,810
Apr 5, 2026 3,880
Apr 4, 2026 4,080

Station Information

USGS Site No
13249500
State
ID
County
Gem County
Coordinates
43.9306, -116.4428
Drainage Area
2,730 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,400.3
HUC Code
17050122
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.0 ft
Flood Stage
10.5 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft
Major Flood
15.0 ft

Currently 4.60 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
10,600 cfs
May 12, 2025
Min discharge
547 cfs
Oct 3, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges