Payette Lake and Payette Lake water level

What this means

At 1.74 ft, Payette Lake and Payette Lake is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.35 ft below the median of 2.09 ft for mid-October, based on 36 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.91 ft (−0.17 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.75 ft over the past week. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.74 ft and 5.31 ft.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

Compared with 36 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.09 ft0.35 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.57 ft – 2.97 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (36 years of records)

Same day last year

1.91 ft−0.17 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.74 ft – 5.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.40 ft – 7.07 ft