Middle Fork Payette River at Crouch, ID

River level and flood forecast · Boise County

Normal5.5 ftas of Mon 8:30 PM

The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (11.8 ft).

Forecast to hold near 5.5 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 PM.

Flow: 109 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

468101214TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 10 ftFlood 11.8 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:09 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Flood stage11.8 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (April 9, 2019)13.7 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11.8 ftLow-lying areas near the intersection of Banks-Lowman Road and Middle Fork Road will be impacted by floodwaters. Water will encroach on Weilmunster Park and the Garden Valley Trail. The river will be out of its banks and impact adjacent lowlands from Crouch upriver past Elk Springs Road.

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.7 ft — April 9, 2019
  2. 12.64 ft — March 20, 2017
  3. 11.96 ft — May 2, 2023
  4. 10.31 ft — May 4, 2025
  5. 10 ft — April 5, 2024

Recent crests: 10.31 ft (May 4, 2025) · 10 ft (April 5, 2024) · 11.96 ft (May 2, 2023) · 9.08 ft (June 13, 2022) · 8.03 ft (May 2, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MFPI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.