Payette Lake water level history

Daily records since 1965 · Level today: 1.46 ft

Highest on record

8.04 ft

Jun 20, 1974

Lowest on record

0.88 ft

Nov 30, 1987

Today

1.46 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1965

In short

Across 52 complete years, 2010 had the lowest average level (3.12 ft) and 1967 the highest (3.87 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in February (1.62 ft) and highest in July (6.54 ft).

Payette Lake level, all years

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

20200.89 ft on Dec 19
20020.91 ft on Dec 9
20110.92 ft on Dec 23
20220.94 ft on Dec 22
19880.95 ft on Jan 7

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	4.29	1.47	Oct 20	7.09	Jun 6
2025	3.50	1.00	Jan 30	7.05	Jun 14
2024	3.31	1.07	Nov 12	7.07	Jun 18
2023	3.30	0.99	Feb 19	7.08	Jun 13
2022	3.14	0.94	Dec 22	7.07	Jun 26
2021	3.16	0.96	Jan 1	7.10	Jun 11
2020	3.22	0.89	Dec 19	7.08	Jun 20
2019	3.40	1.00	Dec 30	6.78	Jun 15
2018	3.44	1.01	Dec 9	7.07	Jun 9
2017	3.65	1.36	Jan 31	7.09	Jun 26
2016	3.71	1.29	Feb 12	7.12	Jun 14
2015	3.61	1.07	Dec 1	7.06	Jun 3
2014	3.42	1.22	Jan 28	7.08	Jun 27
2013	3.45	1.32	Dec 29	7.05	Jun 6
2012	3.50	1.08	Jan 15	7.11	Jun 21
2011	3.15	0.92	Dec 23	7.05	Jul 19
2010	3.12	1.07	Feb 22	7.72	Jun 4
2009	3.35	1.00	Dec 14	7.07	Jun 26
2008	3.25	1.31	Dec 19	6.77	Jul 13
2007	3.51	1.32	Feb 5	7.12	Jun 10
2006	3.51	1.37	Feb 25	7.95	May 20
2005	3.30	1.00	Dec 18	7.07	Jun 15
2004	3.44	1.14	Jan 22	7.14	May 28
2003	3.37	1.08	Nov 27	7.68	May 30
2002	3.18	0.91	Dec 9	7.00	Jul 8
2001	3.16	1.00	Feb 28	7.08	Jun 12
2000	3.29	1.07	Dec 20	7.05	Jun 30
1999	3.39	1.33	Nov 23	7.12	May 29
1998	3.45	1.31	Dec 21	7.01	Jul 16
1997	3.57	1.35	Dec 30	7.27	May 17
1996	3.44	1.11	Nov 12	7.56	May 18
1995	3.70	1.09	Jan 5	7.33	Aug 23
1994 (309 days)	3.57	1.05	Jan 27	7.09	Jun 16
1993 (328 days)	3.47	1.00	Nov 19	7.08	Jul 25
1992	3.46	1.04	Jan 14	7.25	Jun 16
1991 (319 days)	3.21	1.03	Nov 3	7.21	Jun 17
1990 (292 days)	3.80	1.07	Dec 20	6.90	Jun 10
1989	3.27	1.09	Feb 27	7.05	Jul 1
1988	3.22	0.95	Jan 7	7.13	Jun 26
1987 (323 days)	2.87	0.88	Nov 30	7.33	Jun 1
1986	3.43	1.16	Dec 28	7.05	Jul 11
1985	3.31	1.18	Mar 18	7.12	Jun 7
1984	3.22	1.29	Nov 1	7.18	Jun 21
1983	3.36	1.56	Apr 15	7.28	Jul 2
1982	3.54	1.74	Oct 22	7.01	Jul 30
1981	3.64	1.73	Oct 25	7.28	Jun 8
1980	3.38	1.58	Nov 1	7.40	Jul 4
1979	3.13	1.59	Jan 27	7.23	Jun 13
1978	3.61	1.71	Dec 29	7.05	Jul 4
1977	3.43	1.37	Feb 20	7.62	Jun 2
1976	3.47	1.41	Dec 24	6.95	Jun 10
1975 (309 days)	3.57	1.63	Jan 2	7.04	Jul 3
1974	3.46	1.54	Nov 16	8.04	Jun 20
1973	3.64	1.73	Oct 29	7.02	Jun 22
1972 (298 days)	3.45	1.53	Jan 17	6.93	Jul 9
1971	3.27	1.37	Nov 9	7.00	Jul 19
1970	3.45	1.58	Jan 7	7.24	Jun 7
1969	3.39	1.37	Dec 5	7.05	Jul 4
1968	3.67	1.97	Dec 21	6.38	Jul 11
1967	3.87	2.19	Oct 26	7.34	Jun 21
1966 (318 days)	3.53	1.74	Mar 5	7.05	Jul 13
1965 (92 days)	2.73	1.89	Dec 26	4.20	Oct 1

Levels in feet. Partial years show the number of days with data.

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1.63	0.95	4.32
February	1.62	0.99	3.24
March	1.72	1.01	4.27
April	2.47	1.17	5.80
May	4.68	1.91	7.95
June	6.25	3.78	8.04
July	6.54	4.47	7.40
August	5.68	2.38	7.33
September	4.44	1.91	6.82
October	2.27	1.04	4.48
November	1.65	0.88	4.17
December	1.63	0.89	3.49

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