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Southwest & South-Central Idaho river conditions

Gauges on the Boise River system, the North Fork Payette, the Big Wood River and Silver Creek.

Updated Oct 24, 2:37 PM PDT · USGS data, provisional

6Fishable/Floatable
7 days
Big Wood Riverat Hailey (total flow) · IDSouthwest & South-Central IdahoFishable/Floatable214 cfs59th▼ falling
Boise Rivernear Twin Springs · IDSouthwest & South-Central IdahoFishable/Floatable416 cfs67th● steady
Boise Riverat Glenwood Bridge, near Boise · IDSouthwest & South-Central IdahoFishable/Floatable225 cfs31st● steady
North Fork Payette Rivernear Banks · IDSouthwest & South-Central IdahoFishable/Floatable267 cfs34th● steady
Silver Creekat Sportsman Access, near Picabo · IDSouthwest & South-Central IdahoFishable/Floatable100 cfs21st● steady
South Fork Boise Riverat Anderson Ranch Dam · IDSouthwest & South-Central IdahoFishable/Floatable295 cfs40th● steady

This week in Southwest & South-Central Idaho

Right now 6 of 6 gauges in this group are Fishable/Floatable (in their normal range for the date). The gauge furthest below its normal for the date is Silver Creek at Sportsman Access, near Picabo (21st percentile; Fishable/Floatable); the furthest above is Boise River near Twin Springs (67th percentile; Fishable/Floatable).

Percentiles compare today's flow with that gauge's own history for this date. How to read a status.

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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Readings are provisional and subject to revision. Flowcast statuses are automated comparisons with each gauge's own history, not safety ratings or fishing reports. Check local conditions, weather, regulations and closures before you go. Rivers can change quickly.