Payette River near Payette ID

USGS Site No: 13251000Payette River • Payette County, ID

Payette River near Payette ID on the Payette River is currently at 5,750 cfs (Normal — 42th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 7.24 ft.

Reading from

5,750
CFS Discharge
7.24
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 1,590
25th Low threshold 3,850
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6,600 Today: 5,750 cfs
75th High threshold 10,300
95th Very High threshold 14,000

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.

15k 7.7k 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 6,220
May 27, 2026 5,670
May 26, 2026 5,270
May 25, 2026 5,080
May 24, 2026 5,000
May 23, 2026 4,940
May 22, 2026 4,920
May 21, 2026 5,110
May 20, 2026 5,440
May 19, 2026 5,840
May 18, 2026 6,300
May 17, 2026 6,770
May 16, 2026 7,410
May 15, 2026 7,700
Apr 20, 2026 6,490
Apr 19, 2026 6,920
Apr 18, 2026 7,650
Apr 17, 2026 8,750
Apr 16, 2026 9,260
Apr 15, 2026 6,570
Apr 14, 2026 8,240
Apr 13, 2026 6,280
Apr 12, 2026 4,780
Apr 11, 2026 4,010
Apr 10, 2026 3,720
Apr 9, 2026 3,820
Apr 8, 2026 3,910
Apr 7, 2026 4,000
Apr 6, 2026 4,140
Apr 5, 2026 4,270

Station Information

USGS Site No
13251000
State
ID
Coordinates
44.0422, -116.9253
Drainage Area
3,240 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,142.1
HUC Code
170501220905
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
11.5 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.8 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 4.76 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
9,740 cfs
May 12, 2025
Min discharge
551 cfs
Sep 10, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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