USGS Streamgage 13251000
Payette River near Payette, ID
Payette River near Payette, ID is USGS streamgage 13251000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050122. It drains a watershed of about 3,240 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1935. Typical flow runs near 1,661.3 cfs in July and 4,581.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 3,240 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050122
- Coordinates
- 44.04222, -116.92528
- USGS site number
- 13251000
- Records begin
- 1935-08-01 (91 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 91 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 | 1,071.4 | 1,676.1 | 3,311.6 | |
| February | 1,149 | 1,893.4 | 4,423.4 | |
| March | 1,501.6 | 2,650 | 6,490.3 | |
| April | 1,465.3 | 4,581.7 | 9,822.7 | |
| May | 1,929.7 | 6,262.9 | 11,638.7 | |
| June | 1,458.8 | 5,837 | 11,431.7 | |
| July | 651.8 | 1,661.3 | 3,767.7 | |
| August | 537.5 | 1,461.3 | 1,917.4 | |
| September | 553 | 1,045.6 | 2,119 | |
| October | 736 | 1,214 | 2,076.8 | |
| November | 1,099.8 | 1,504.7 | 2,169.7 | |
| December | 994.4 | 1,571.9 | 2,938.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).