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: Middle Fork confluence to Banks
Classification: Recreational
Stream length, in miles (unless otherwise noted): 7.6

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:

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.

Construction of Water Diversion works

• New diversion works shall be limited to pump installations for the following purposes that do not create an obstruction in the river: irrigation of basin lands; stock water; developed rest area, picnic and campground areas; and for domestic, commercial, municipal and industrial needs.