Idaho Gazetteer
South Fork Payette River is a physical feature (stream) in Boise County. The primary coordinates for South Fork Payette River places it within the ID 83602 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | South Fork Payette River |
| Category: | Idaho physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in a small unnamed lake, 0.5 km (0.3 mi) west of Vernon Lake, flows east then north through Edna Lake and Virginia Lake, then northwest 32 km (20 mi), then generally west to its confluence with North Fork Payette River, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) northeast of the community of Banks; within the Sawtooth Wilderness. |
| History: | Named for Francois Payette, fur trader with the North West Company. |
| County: | Boise County |
| Latitude: | 44.0843363 |
| Longitude: | -116.1151259 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for South Fork Payette River: South Fork Payette River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for South Fork Payette River does not include property ownership information.
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Banks, ID
(< 0.1 mile) Crouch, ID (7.5 miles ENE) Garden Valley, ID (8.1 miles E) |
Horseshoe Bend, ID
(12.5 miles SSW) Placerville, ID (12.8 miles SE) Smiths Ferry, ID (15.1 miles N) |
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Williams Creek Summit Home Area, ID
(5.5 miles N) Brownlee, ID (8.3 miles SW) Gardena, ID (8.4 miles SSW) |
Big Eddy, ID
(9.1 miles N) High Valley, ID (9.9 miles NNW) Quartzburg, ID (10.6 miles SE) |
