USGS Streamgage 13249500
Payette River near Emmett, ID
Payette River near Emmett, ID is USGS streamgage 13249500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050122. It drains a watershed of about 2,730 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1925. Typical flow runs near 2,086.5 cfs in July and 4,642 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 2,730 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050122
- Coordinates
- 43.93056, -116.44278
- USGS site number
- 13249500
- Records begin
- 1925-06-11 (101 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 101 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 | 787.3 | 1,320 | 2,737.1 | |
| February | 873.9 | 1,569.7 | 3,583.1 | |
| March | 1,257.4 | 2,338.7 | 5,861 | |
| April | 1,588.3 | 4,642 | 9,534.7 | |
| May | 2,363.5 | 6,596.5 | 12,035.5 | |
| June | 1,733 | 6,124.3 | 11,740 | |
| July | 1,083.9 | 2,086.5 | 4,190 | |
| August | 833 | 1,741.3 | 2,143.5 | |
| September | 582.5 | 1,051.8 | 2,075.7 | |
| October | 623.5 | 972.1 | 1,808.7 | |
| November | 809.2 | 1,161.7 | 1,889.7 | |
| December | 721.2 | 1,216.1 | 2,525.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).