Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

North Fork Payette Gauge provided by Idaho Power.

Low: 700 - 1100
Optimal: 1100 - 1900
High: 1900 - 2800

Local experts run it much higher. Doug Ammons, Greg Moore and Tony Brennan did it once around 7000 cfs.

Safety Note
Above 2,800 cfs the water is typically much colder, rapids longer, and eddies are smaller.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NF PAYETTE RIVER AT CASCADE ID
usgs-13245000 0 - 100000 cfs V cfs

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 -100000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable V

Report - Reports of Payette, N. Fork 4. Smiths Ferry to Banks and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
North Fork Payette [ID] Jakes 1750 Brian Mattingly
5y135d21h45m Payette [ID] Troy below Otter's Run - Payette 2050 Gary Wilson
7y187d21h45m Payette, N. Fk. [ID] Little head in Chaos 1600 Stephen Strange