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Around Lower Payette Ditch
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Lower Payette Ditch is a 2.7 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Payette River near Payette ID (site 13251000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1935 to 2026
Lower Payette Ditch typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,250 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,010 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,000 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,700 | 1,310 to 2,160 |
| February | 1,900 | 1,400 to 2,640 |
| March | 2,760 | 1,950 to 3,920 |
| April | 4,840 | 2,435 to 7,230 |
| May | 6,000 | 3,250 to 9,400 |
| June | 6,250 | 2,885 to 9,145 |
| July | 1,490 | 1,100 to 2,030 |
| August | 1,450 | 1,010 to 1,630 |
| September | 1,010 | 685 to 1,855 |
| October | 1,220 | 925 to 1,830 |
| November | 1,500 | 1,280 to 1,840 |
| December | 1,570 | 1,190 to 2,060 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 91 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Payette River near Payette ID (site 13251000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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