USGS Streamgage 13246000
NF Payette River near Banks, ID
NF Payette River near Banks, ID is USGS streamgage 13246000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050123. It drains a watershed of about 921 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 1,674.5 cfs in July and 1,465.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 921 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050123
- Coordinates
- 44.11417, -116.10722
- USGS site number
- 13246000
- Records begin
- 1947-04-21 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 79 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 | 257.3 | 396.3 | 1,346.8 | |
| February | 265.7 | 428.4 | 1,713.4 | |
| March | 328 | 620.1 | 2,809.7 | |
| April | 519.1 | 1,465.5 | 3,524.3 | |
| May | 617.7 | 1,804.2 | 3,717.7 | |
| June | 664.9 | 2,147.7 | 4,498.3 | |
| July | 850.8 | 1,674.5 | 2,537.7 | |
| August | 1,179.7 | 1,755.8 | 2,333.2 | |
| September | 770.7 | 1,317 | 2,291.7 | |
| October | 249.4 | 512.1 | 1,369.8 | |
| November | 237.9 | 316.9 | 936.5 | |
| December | 241.2 | 358.5 | 1,198.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).