Payette River near Letha water level

Name: Payette River near Letha water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Payette River, Idaho, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

7.36ft Up 0.05 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:30 PM PDT (46 min ago)

Flow: 563 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Payette River near Letha is running below normal at 7.36 ft.

It has risen 0.05 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 7.11 ft and 7.55 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 16.63 ftJune 5, 2010

Floating and fishing near Payette River near Letha

Low water exposes gravel bars that make good wading access, but some boat ramps may be left high and dry.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
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
6	14.52 ft	May 22, 2023
7	14.32 ft	June 13, 2022
8	14.11 ft	June 7, 2009
9	13.98 ft	May 28, 2014
10	13.89 ft	May 12, 2025

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 73° 45° – Wind 10 mph

18 Sun 71° 43° – Wind 6 mph

19 Mon 80° 51° – Wind 15 mph

20 Tue 73° 51° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 72° 54° 0.17 in, 26% Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 68° 50° 0.10 in, 46% Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 67° 50° – Wind 18 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:08 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the Payette River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Payette River near Horseshoe BendRiver gauge, Payette River	803 cfs	Low	±0	22 mi
Payette River near EmmettRiver gauge, Payette River	1.89 ft	Below flood stage	+0.30 ft	10 mi
Payette River near PayetteRiver gauge, Payette River	4.75 ft	Below flood stage	+0.03 ft	17 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Black Canyon ReservoirReservoir	2,491.02 ft	Low		10 mi
North Middleton Drain Mill Slough at MiddletonRiver gauge, North Middleton Drain Mill Slough	25.3 cfs	Normal	−1.5 cfs	14 mi
South Middleton Drain at MiddletonRiver gauge, South Middleton Drain	39.9 cfs	Normal	−3.0 cfs	14 mi
East Hartley above Backwater near CaldwellRiver gauge, East Hartley	21.5 cfs	Normal	−1.7 cfs	14 mi
West Hartley Gulch near CaldwellRiver gauge, West Hartley Gulch	7.7 cfs	Normal	−2.0 cfs	14 mi
Conway Gulch below 1st St at NotusRiver gauge, Conway Gulch	17.8 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	15 mi
Mason Creek at CaldwellRiver gauge, Mason Creek	55.9 cfs	Normal	−0.6 cfs	15 mi
Boise River at CaldwellRiver gauge, Boise River	509 cfs	Normal	+65.0 cfs	16 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Payette River near Letha today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:30 PM PDT, the water level was 7.36 ft. Up 0.05 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Payette River near Letha rising or falling?

Up 0.05 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Payette River near Letha normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Payette River near Letha?

The highest level on record is 16.63 ft on June 5, 2010.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:13250000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.90172, -116.63330 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	7.36 ft	2026-10-20 06:30	Provisional
Flow	563 cfs	2026-10-20 06:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Payette River near Letha (usgs:13250000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/idaho/payette-river-near-letha

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer