The county has 3 physiographic sections ( 70 % Great Basin section, 20 % Payette, 10 % Snake River Plain ) and 4 watersheds ( 45 % Humboldt River, 30 % Upper Snake River, 20 % central Nevada desert, 5 % Pilot-Thousand Springs ).

Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.

The county's primary highway is the north-south State Highway 55, the Payette River Scenic Byway, a designated national scenic byway.

It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall.

It was named after the Payette River, which was named after French-Canadian François Payette.

* Payette River

Prospectors and miners moved through the county in 1862 in route to the gold rush in the Boise Basin around Idaho City, and by the next year irrigation began along the Payette River.

The lower elevation communities of Horseshoe Bend ( Payette River ) and Boise ( Boise River ) were staging areas for the Boise Basin mines.

The county's lowest point is on the Payette River, on its western border with Gem County, at approximately.

The Payette River Scenic Byway on State Highway 55 is a designated national scenic byway.

It heads north from Eagle to Horseshoe Bend and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall in Valley County, and ends at New Meadows in Adams County, at the junction with U. S. Route 95.

It is a significant cultural and historical resource, located in the Payette River Scenic Byway corridor in the city of New Meadows, at the junction of US-95 and state highway 55.

Payette Lake and the surrounding areas in McCall offer numerous recreational opportunities, and further north along US-95 is Riggins, the gateway to the Salmon River and the Seven Devils Mountains.

New Meadows is approximately north of Boise, accessed via State Highway 55, the Payette River Scenic Byway, a designated national scenic byway.

It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall in Valley County.

It is named for its location at the horseshoe-shaped U-turn of the Payette River, whose flow direction changes from south to north before heading west to the Black Canyon Reservoir.

The railroad, from Emmett up to Long Valley following the Payette River ( its North Fork above Banks ), was completed in 1913.

" Highway 55 was designated the " Payette River Scenic Byway " in 1977.

Within an hour's drive north of Horseshoe Bend are the outdoor recreational areas of the Payette River basin, including Cascade, Tamarack Resort, and McCall.

* Payette River Scenic Byway. com

It has been hypothesized by Serge Payette that the Spruce-Moss forest ecosystem was changed into the lichen woodland biome due to the initiation of two compounded strong disturbances: large fire and the appearance and attack of the spruce budworm.

The population was 22, 623 at the 2010 census ; the county seat and largest city is Payette.

Payette, originally a fur trapper with the North West Company, was the first white man in the area in 1818.

It was partitioned from Ada County and originally included Payette County ( 1917 ) and the southern portion of Gem County ( 1915 ).

Canyon County, which originally included Payette County and most of Gem County, was partitioned from western Ada County in 1891.

The settlement was originally named " Boomerang ," a construction camp for the Oregon Short Line from 1882-84 at the mouth of the Payette River.

A large merry man, Payette was highly regarded for his helpful assistance to the many travelers who came through the fort.

Payette County was created in 1917, partitioned from Canyon County, and the city of Payette became the county seat.

The beauty of McCall and Payette Lake drew attention from Hollywood in 1938 when it was selected as the filming location for the Academy Award-nominated Northwest Passage, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Walter Brennan.

As well, in 1996 LeBlanc formed the Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History, in 1999 partnered with the Canada Council for the Arts to create the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, oversaw the issuance of the Governor General's Canadian History Medal for the Millennium, and established the Governor General's Millennium Edition of the Map of Canada, which was taken into space in 1999 by Julie Payette.

Boise-Payette was established in 1913 from a merger of the Payette Lumber & Manufacturing Company and Barber Lumber, a Wisconsin company with operations in the Boise Basin.

Born in Payette, Idaho, Harmon Killebrew was youngest of four children to Harmon Clayton, Sr. and Katherine Pearl ( May ) Killebrew.

Killebrew earned 12 letters in various sports and was named an All-American quarterback at Payette High School ; his uniform number was later retired by the school.

They are named for Francois Payette ( 1793-18xx )

Named after its founder, Tom McCall, it is situated on the southern shore of Payette Lake, near the center of the Payette National Forest.

Soon after Tony Hand would announce an exciting double coup with the addition of experienced EIHL and Calder Cup winner Andre Payette as well as the confirmation of Ed Courtenay in a player / assistant coach role.

After completion of the railroad, the settlement moved upstream to its present site and incorporated in 1891 as " Payette ," to honor François Payette, a French-Canadian fur trapper and one of the first white men to explore the area.

In the early 19th century, the nomadic French Canadian fur trapper, François Payette, roamed the area alongside other mountain men like Jim Bridger, Peter Skene Ogden, and Jedediah Smith.

* Payette County from the Idaho Museum of Natural History

It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade.

It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and Donnelly.

It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall.

Payette was selected by the CSA as one of four astronauts from a field of 5, 330 applicants in June 1992.

Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999, as part of the crew of STS-96.

Payette served as Chief Astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency from 2000 to 2007.

Payette visited the space station again in 2009 as a Mission Specialist aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour during mission STS-127 from July 15 – 31, 2009, and was the Flight Engineer and lead robotic operator during the mission.

* Pre-Recorded Q & A with Julie Payette in NASA's Astronaut Flight Lounge — select " Julie Payette " from the " Astronauts " tab.