USGS Streamgage 13235000
South Fork Payette River at Lowman, ID
South Fork Payette River at Lowman, ID is USGS streamgage 13235000 in Idaho, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050120. It drains a watershed of about 446 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1941. Typical flow runs near 994.5 cfs in July and 938.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Idaho
- Drainage area
- 446 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050120
- Coordinates
- 44.08528, -115.62222
- USGS site number
- 13235000
- Records begin
- 1941-05-26 (85 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 85 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 | 233.5 | 305.5 | 431.7 | |
| February | 246.9 | 310.6 | 484.4 | |
| March | 295.7 | 404.1 | 743.4 | |
| April | 482.2 | 938.6 | 1,725.1 | |
| May | 1,128.9 | 2,105.2 | 3,645.8 | |
| June | 1,171.1 | 2,421 | 4,356.3 | |
| July | 496.1 | 994.5 | 2,067.4 | |
| August | 314.7 | 477.1 | 733.4 | |
| September | 270.7 | 364.1 | 490.7 | |
| October | 264.9 | 342.8 | 465.9 | |
| November | 265.3 | 344.4 | 487.3 | |
| December | 233 | 316.5 | 470.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).