USGS Streamgage 13247500
Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, ID
Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, ID is USGS streamgage 13247500 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050122. It drains a watershed of about 2,220 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1906. Typical flow runs near 3,558.1 cfs in July and 4,565.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 2,220 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050122
- Coordinates
- 43.94333, -116.19667
- USGS site number
- 13247500
- Records begin
- 1906-05-13 (120 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 120 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 | 767 | 1,131 | 2,146.8 | |
| February | 827.8 | 1,259.7 | 2,609 | |
| March | 1,056.1 | 1,906.1 | 4,809 | |
| April | 2,106.7 | 4,565.3 | 8,886 | |
| May | 3,503.2 | 7,394.2 | 12,306.5 | |
| June | 2,845.3 | 7,080 | 13,206.7 | |
| July | 1,867.7 | 3,558.1 | 5,710.6 | |
| August | 1,156.8 | 3,048.1 | 3,647.4 | |
| September | 899.8 | 1,820.3 | 3,185.3 | |
| October | 718 | 1,126.8 | 2,042.6 | |
| November | 742 | 1,036.8 | 1,761 | |
| December | 732 | 1,078.7 | 2,086.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).