North Fork Payette River
River in Idaho, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 921 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
253
cfs · 44 min ago
Normal for today
730
cfs median, 79 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.95
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 730 cfs over 79 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 309 and 1,630 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near North Fork Payette River
North Fork Payette River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Lochsa River (90 mi), Grande Ronde River (97 mi), Bitterroot River (121 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Coho | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Resident Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Skwala | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Spring Steelhead | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Summer Steelhead | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
Reports
From anglers on North Fork Payette River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.