Payette River near Horseshoe Bend ID

USGS Site No: 13247500Payette River • Boise County, ID

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend ID on the Payette River is currently at 6,880 cfs (Normal — 42th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 8.55 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

6,880
CFS Discharge
8.55
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
FLOOD
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 2,960
25th Low threshold 5,290
50th (Median) Normal (median) 7,670 Today: 6,880 cfs
75th High threshold 10,900
95th Very High threshold 15,200

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.

17k 8.3k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 7,230
May 27, 2026 7,360
May 26, 2026 6,680
May 25, 2026 6,450
May 24, 2026 6,280
May 23, 2026 6,180
May 22, 2026 6,160
May 21, 2026 6,240
May 20, 2026 6,400
May 19, 2026 6,740
May 18, 2026 7,110
May 17, 2026 7,590
May 16, 2026 8,130
May 15, 2026 8,650
Apr 20, 2026 5,640
Apr 19, 2026 5,660
Apr 18, 2026 5,920
Apr 17, 2026 6,260
Apr 16, 2026 6,610
Apr 15, 2026 5,340
Apr 14, 2026 4,940
Apr 13, 2026 4,960
Apr 12, 2026 4,530
Apr 11, 2026 4,190
Apr 10, 2026 3,630
Apr 9, 2026 3,600
Apr 8, 2026 3,650
Apr 7, 2026 3,620
Apr 6, 2026 3,630
Apr 5, 2026 3,700

Station Information

USGS Site No
13247500
State
ID
County
Boise County
Coordinates
43.9433, -116.1967
Drainage Area
2,220 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,628.7
HUC Code
170501220107
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
13.7 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
10,800 cfs
May 12, 2025
Min discharge
849 cfs
Oct 18, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges