Payette River at Letha, ID

River level and flood forecast · Gem County

Normal7.3 ftas of Mon 10:30 PM

Flow: 459 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

6.66.877.27.47.6TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 16.63 ft — June 5, 2010
  2. 16.09 ft — April 10, 2019
  3. 15.92 ft — April 27, 2012
  4. 15.42 ft — March 20, 2017
  5. 14.78 ft — May 15, 2011

Recent crests: 13.89 ft (May 12, 2025) · 13.8 ft (June 4, 2024) · 14.52 ft (May 22, 2023) · 14.32 ft (June 13, 2022) · 11.35 ft (April 5, 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 (PLEI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.