Most rivers in our area are dam-controlled, so if you want to know what the paddling season might look like you need to know how much water is in our reservoirs. This website provides a useful overview of that information for the Payette and Boise river basins:
BELOW ARE LINKS TO RIVER FLOWS FOR SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR TRIPS
Middle Fork of the Boise River near Twin Springs
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=13185000&agency_cd=USGS
Boise River near Boise (access at Lucky Peak, Barber Park, Kathryn Albertson Park, Willow Lane, Westmoreland Park, Eagle Road, Linder Road, Star, etc.)
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=13206000
Boise Whitewater Park
https://www.boisewhitewaterpark.com/waveshaper-cam
Boise River near Caldwell ("Lower Boise" runs, including access at Red Train Bridge, Notus, Parma, etc.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/id/nwis/uv/?site_no=13211205&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,00010
Middle Fork of the Payette River near Crouch ("Tie Creek" or Garden Valley run)
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=13237920
South Fork of the Payette River (Swirly Canyon, Alder Creek Bridge, Confluence, etc.)
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=13235000
Payette River near Horseshoe Bend (access at Banks, Horseshoe Bend, Montour)
Weiser River near Weiser
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=13266000
Salmon Falls Creek (Jackpot to reservoir run)
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=13105000
Don't see the river that you're looking for? The complete list can be found at:
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/id/nwis/current?type=flow