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Payette River at Horseshoe Bend Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 9.9 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.9 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.9 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.89 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.88 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.88 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.86 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.8 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.89 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.9 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.91 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.92 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.92 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.93 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.94 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.94 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.94 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.94 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 9.96 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 9.96 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.94 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.95 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.94 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.93 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.92 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.92 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.91 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.91 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.91 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.9 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.9 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.9 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.87 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.86 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.76 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.75 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.75 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.75 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.72 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.72 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.75 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.75 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 9.76 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.8 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.86 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.86 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.85 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.84 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.83 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.82 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.81 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.8 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.8 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.79 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.78 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.76 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.76 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.75 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.74 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.73 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.72 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.72 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.71 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.71 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.71 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.7 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.7 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.69 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.69 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.69 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.68 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.67 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.66 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.67 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.67 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.66 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.65 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.65 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.58 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.58 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.58 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.58 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.58 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.61 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.61 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.64 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.62 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.61 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.59 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.58 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.57 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.56 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.55 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.55 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.55 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.54 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.54 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.53 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.53 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 9.52 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2023Forecast: 9.48 ft 6:00PM May 29, 2023Forecast: 9.42 ft 12:00AM May 30, 2023Forecast: 9.5 ft 6:00AM May 30, 2023Forecast: 9.49 ft 12:00PM May 30, 2023Forecast: 9.47 ft 6:00PM May 30, 2023Forecast: 9.54 ft 12:00AM May 31, 2023Forecast: 9.65 ft 6:00AM May 31, 2023Forecast: 9.77 ft 12:00PM May 31, 2023Forecast: 9.91 ft 6:00PM May 31, 2023Forecast: 10.06 ft 12:00AM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 10.17 ft 6:00AM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 10.25 ft 12:00PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Forecast: 10.26 ft 6:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 10.24 ft 12:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 10.18 ft 6:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 10.12 ft 12:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 10.03 ft 6:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 9.94 ft 12:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 9.86 ft 6:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 9.78 ft 12:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 9.71 ft 6:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 9.65 ft 12:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 9.6 ft 6:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 9.57 ft 12:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 9.56 ft 6:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 9.58 ft 12:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 9.62 ft 6:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 9.67 ft 12:00PM Jun 05, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHRSI1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:15PM May 29, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 8:45AM May 29)Latest observed value: 9.52 ft at 2:30 PM MDT 29-May-2023.
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Payette River at Horseshoe Bend are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 0
Action Stage: 13.7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.35 ft on 12/23/1964
(2) 15.63 ft on 06/02/1997
(3) 14.73 ft on 06/05/2010
(4) 14.43 ft on 06/27/1971
(5) 14.05 ft on 12/23/1956
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.30 ft on 05/02/2021
(2) 10.25 ft on 06/07/2020
(3) 13.15 ft on 04/09/2019
(4) 10.67 ft on 05/27/2018
(5) 13.17 ft on 06/08/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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14.9 MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE JUST UPSTREAM FROM THE HORSESHOE BEND HYDROPOWER CANAL INTAKE. WATER WILL BE NEAR THE TOP OF THE HORSESHOE BEND LEVEE. IF THE LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED... FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TOWN BETWEEN THE CANAL AND THE RIVER...INCLUDING THE AREAS NEAR ADAMS STREET AND LOCUST STREET AND PORTIONS OF RIVER AVENUE.
13.7 WATER WILL APPROACH THE TOP OF THE LEVEE BEHIND THE HIGH SCHOOL.
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(1) Payette River near Horseshoe Bend looking upstream
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Latitude: 43.943333° N, Longitude: 116.196667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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