diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/index.js b/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/index.js
index 4cc00bd003ae6666f7788627c76a73faee223dc3..235c02962c8df982d7096529713374dcfd0633bc 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { lineSegmentsByParmCdSelector, currentVariableLineSegmentsSelector, MASK
     getCurrentVariableMedianStatPoints } from './drawing-data';
 import { CIRCLE_RADIUS_SINGLE_PT, SPARK_LINE_DIM, layoutSelector } from './layout';
 import { drawSimpleLegend, legendMarkerRowsSelector } from './legend';
-import { drawMethodPicker } from './method-picker'
+import { drawMethodPicker } from './method-picker';
 import { plotSeriesSelectTable, availableTimeSeriesSelector } from './parameters';
 import { xScaleSelector, yScaleSelector, timeSeriesScalesByParmCdSelector } from './scales';
 import { allTimeSeriesSelector, isVisibleSelector, titleSelector, descriptionSelector,
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.js b/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.js
index 072e5693d10602e0d8ae729b2d8cd6273e11f68e..c8b1b389189e09efb93065c0c780b2d6401473a1 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
  * Pick list for methods module
  */
 
-import{ link } from '../../lib/redux';
+import { select } from 'd3-selection';
 
+import{ dispatch, link } from '../../lib/redux';
+import { Actions } from '../../store';
 import { getAllMethodsForCurrentVariable } from './time-series';
 
 export const drawMethodPicker = function(elem) {
@@ -17,13 +19,21 @@ export const drawMethodPicker = function(elem) {
     pickerContainer.append('select')
         .attr('class', 'usa-select')
         .attr('id', 'method-picker')
+        .on('change', dispatch(function() {
+            console.log('Setting current method id ' + select(this).property('value'));
+            return Actions.setCurrentMethodID(parseInt(select(this).property('value')));
+        }))
         .call(link(function(elem, methods) {
             elem.selectAll('option').remove();
             methods.forEach((method) => {
                 elem.append('option')
-                    .attr('value', method.methodId)
-                    .text(method.methodDescription ? `${method.methodDescription} (${method.methodID})` : method.methodID);
+                    .text(method.methodDescription ? `${method.methodDescription} (${method.methodID})` : method.methodID)
+                    .node().value = method.methodID;
             });
+            if (methods.length) {
+                console.log('setting select value to ' + methods[0].methodID);
+                elem.dispatch('change');
+            }
         }, getAllMethodsForCurrentVariable));
 };
 
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.spec.js b/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f66450d40506c74a370bc3383942624bbc85ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/components/hydrograph/method-picker.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { select } from 'd3-selection';
+
+import { provide } from '../../lib/redux';
+import { configureStore } from '../../store';
+
+import { drawMethodPicker } from './method-picker';
+
+describe('method-picker', () => {
+
+    describe('drawMethodPicker', () => {
+        const DATA = [12, 13, 14, 15, 16].map(hour => {
+            return {
+                dateTime: new Date(`2018-01-03T${hour}:00:00.000Z`).getTime(),
+                qualifiers: ['P'],
+                value: hour
+            };
+        });
+
+        const TEST_STATE = {
+            series: {
+                timeSeries: {
+                    '00010:current': {
+                        points: DATA,
+                        tsKey: 'current:P7D',
+                        variable: '00010id',
+                        method: 69930
+                    },
+                    '00010:compare': {
+                        points: DATA,
+                        tsKey: 'compare:P7D',
+                        variable: '00010id',
+                        method: 69931
+                    }
+                },
+                variables: {
+                    '00010id': {
+                        oid: '00010id',
+                        variableCode: {
+                            value: '00010'
+                        },
+                        unit: {
+                            unitCode: 'deg C'
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                methods: {
+                    69930: {
+                        methodDescription: 'Description 1',
+                        methodID: 69930
+                    },
+                    69931: {
+                        methodDescription: 'Description 2',
+                        methodID: 69931
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            timeSeriesState: {
+                currentVariableID: '00010id'
+            }
+        };
+
+        let div;
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            div = select('body').append('div');
+        });
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+            div.remove();
+        });
+
+        let store = configureStore(TEST_STATE);
+
+        it('Creates a picker and sets the currentMethodID', () => {
+            div.call(provide(store))
+                .call(drawMethodPicker);
+
+            expect(div.select('select').property('value')).toEqual('69930');
+            expect(store.getState().timeSeriesState.currentMethodID).toEqual(69930);
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/index.spec.js b/assets/src/scripts/index.spec.js
index a9edd2e7b949f52f5ba88d07876b8ade172c40f9..3be7cf1b941f2435250b1ed1be9b1a71dc015d1f 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/index.spec.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/index.spec.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import './components/hydrograph/index.spec';
 import './components/hydrograph/layout.spec';
 import './components/hydrograph/legend.spec';
 import './components/hydrograph/markers.spec';
+import './components/hydrograph/method-picker.spec';
 import './components/hydrograph/parameters.spec';
 import './components/hydrograph/scales.spec';
 import './components/hydrograph/time-series.spec';
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/selectors/time-series-selector.js b/assets/src/scripts/selectors/time-series-selector.js
index 87f43c0a6db2a80b069a6228543dafbe1fd01077..992eef86016463f7737ed6ba438b4ce52eb97dfb 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/selectors/time-series-selector.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/selectors/time-series-selector.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export const getRequests = state => state.series.requests || {};
 
 export const getCurrentVariableID = state => state.timeSeriesState.currentVariableID;
 
+export const getCurrentMethodID = state => state.timeSeriesState.currentMethodID;
+
 export const getCurrentDateRange = state => state.timeSeriesState.currentDateRange;
 
 export const getLoadingTsKeys = state => state.timeSeriesState.loadingTSKeys;
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/store/index.js b/assets/src/scripts/store/index.js
index 77feea8ee9a1d602df77f5b2b1e17bd2ea35a04d..cff39e31ef0403f1ecfb48c328c9cb74e100235c 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/store/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/store/index.js
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ export const Actions = {
             variableID
         };
     },
+    setCurrentMethodID(methodID) {
+        return {
+            type: 'SET_CURRENT_METHOD_ID',
+            methodID
+        };
+    },
     setCurrentDateRange(period) {
         return {
             type: 'SET_CURRENT_DATE_RANGE',
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/store/time-series-state-reducer.js b/assets/src/scripts/store/time-series-state-reducer.js
index 340a1679d0b6a20680aab123bbca4545994fe9b2..4c383b300fe9d00cbc821765fc942ab81b21134c 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/store/time-series-state-reducer.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/store/time-series-state-reducer.js
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ const setCurrentVariable = function(timeSeriesState, action) {
     };
 };
 
+const setCurrentMethodID = function(timeSeriesState, action) {
+    return {
+        ...timeSeriesState,
+        currentMethodID: action.methodID
+    };
+};
+
 const setCurrentDateRange = function(timeSeriesState, action) {
     return {
         ...timeSeriesState,
@@ -76,6 +83,7 @@ export const timeSeriesStateReducer = function(timeSeriesState={}, action) {
     switch (action.type) {
         case 'TOGGLE_TIME_SERIES' : return toggleTimeSeries(timeSeriesState, action);
         case 'SET_CURRENT_VARIABLE': return setCurrentVariable(timeSeriesState, action);
+        case 'SET_CURRENT_METHOD_ID': return setCurrentMethodID(timeSeriesState, action);
         case 'SET_CURRENT_DATE_RANGE': return setCurrentDateRange(timeSeriesState, action);
         case 'SET_CURSOR_OFFSET': return setCursorOffset(timeSeriesState, action);
         case 'TIME_SERIES_PLAY_ON': return timeSeriesPlayOn(timeSeriesState, action);