North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti

1. 12.00 ftRecord stage and flow---20,000 cfs (6/9/1981). Previous Location.
2. 10.00 ftMajor Flood. Buffalo Bill State Park camp sites near left bank are inundated--5 miles downstream of gage. Flooding of agricultural land 0.5-1.5 miles downstream of gage.
3. 9.00 ftModerate Flood. Extensive flooding of camp sites along left bank at Buffalo Bill State Park--5 miles downstream of gage. Minor Flooding of agricultural land 0.5-1.5 miles downstream of gage.
4. 8.00 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding of camp sites along left bank at Buffalo Bill State Park--5 miles downstream of gage.
5. 7.50 ftBankfull/Action stage. Water approaching low areas of camp sties along left bank at Buffalo Bill State Park--5 miles downstream of gage.

Chance of flooding, October to December

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Most recent crests

• June 20, 2023: 7.00 ft
• June 13, 2022: 10.40 ft
• June 6, 2021: 6.29 ft
• June 15, 2019: 6.99 ft
• June 18, 2018: 7.41 ft
• May 28, 2018: 7.34 ft
• June 21, 2017: 7.69 ft
• June 9, 2016: 6.47 ft
• June 11, 2015: 7.09 ft
• June 26, 2014: 6.82 ft

• DownstreamShoshone River at Lovell
• South Fork Shoshone River at Buffalo Bill Reservoir
• Reservoirs at Buffalo BIll Reservoir
• Shoshone River
• South Fork Shoshone River at Valley
• Shoshone River
• Greybull River at Meeteetse
• Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone at Belfry
• Rock Creek (South Central MT) at Red Lodge MT

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.