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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?> |
<ownershipDocument> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2003-06-25 </periodOfReport> |
| <notSubjectToSection16> 0 </notSubjectToSection16> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001057877 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> IDACORP INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> IDA </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001202077 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> ONEILL PETER S </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1></rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity></rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeSecurity> |
| | <securityTitle> |
| | | <value> Common Stock </value> |
| | | </securityTitle> |
| | <transactionDate> |
| | | <value> 2003-06-25 </value> |
| | | </transactionDate> |
| | <transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| | | <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| | | <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| | | </transactionCoding> |
| | <transactionTimeliness> |
| | | <value></value> |
| | | </transactionTimeliness> |
| | <transactionAmounts> |
| | | <transactionShares> |
| <value> 605 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| | | <transactionValue> |
| <value> 26.419 </value> |
| </transactionValue> |
| | | <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| | | </transactionAmounts> |
| | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 3314.06 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| | | </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | <ownershipNature> |
| | | <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| | | </ownershipNature> |
| | </nonDerivativeSecurity> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Includes 483.06 shares of common stock held in the IDACORP, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan as of June 25, 2003 </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /x/ Robert W. Stahman, Attorney-in-fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2003-06-26 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |