Excerpt from the Idaho Comprehensive State Water Plan

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Protected Rivers
Stream name: South Fork Payette River
River name: Payette River
Description: Deadwood River confluence to Big Pine Creek Confluence
Classification: Recreational
Stream length, in miles (unless otherwise noted): 7.9

These activities are not allowed on this stream:

• Construction of hydropower projects
• Construction or expansion of dams or impoundments
• Dredge or Placer Mining
• Mineral or Sand and Gravel extraction within the stream bed

These activities are allowed, as specified:

Construction of Water Diversion works

• New diversion works shall be limited to pump installations that do not create an obstruction in the river, and are sized to supply water far the standard domestic definition or a capacity sufficient for stock water or developed rest areas, picnic, and campground purposes (not to exceed a diversion rate of 0.04 cubic feet per second).

Alterations of the stream bed

• Stream channel alterations necessary to maintain and improve existing utilities, roadways, managed stream access facilities, and diversion works, and for the maintenance of real (private or public) property.