USGS Streamgage 13239000
NF Payette River at McCall, ID
NF Payette River at McCall, ID is USGS streamgage 13239000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050123. It drains a watershed of about 144 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1908. Typical flow runs near 160.3 cfs in July and 279.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 144 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050123
- Coordinates
- 44.90722, -116.11917
- USGS site number
- 13239000
- Records begin
- 1908-09-01 (118 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 118 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7 | 69.9 | 179.3 | |
| February | 34.5 | 78 | 160.7 | |
| March | 41.9 | 90 | 193.6 | |
| April | 87.7 | 279.7 | 745.7 | |
| May | 520.1 | 1,321.4 | 2,373.2 | |
| June | 266.8 | 1,154.5 | 2,709.3 | |
| July | 53.5 | 160.3 | 684.2 | |
| August | 37.9 | 88.7 | 292.4 | |
| September | 20.5 | 92.7 | 274.4 | |
| October | 7.7 | 115.6 | 267.2 | |
| November | 3.9 | 65.2 | 199.2 | |
| December | 8.4 | 62.6 | 237.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).