Rivers in Wyoming
Belle Fourche River below Moorcroft
Below flood stage
1.07ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:15 PM MDT
- Flood stage
- 13.00 ft
- Record crest
- 14.60 ft1978
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 15.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 14.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 13.00 ft |
| Action | 12.00 ft |
- 15.00 ftMajor flood stage. Water will overflow the bridge on County Road 186. Widespread agricultural flooding and flooding of rural roads.
- 14.00 ftModerate flood stage. Flooding of agricultural land and some rural roads.
- 13.00 ftFlood stage. Low-lying pasture land along the river begins to flood.
- 12.00 ftAction stage. Water begins to overflow the banks.
Crest history
68 crests on NOAA’s list since 1924.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 19, 1978 | 14.60 ft |
| 2 | May 27, 1962 | 14.33 ft |
| 3 | June 23, 1964 | 14.00 ft |
| 4 | March 3, 1994 | 13.65 ft |
| 5 | March 13, 1996 | 13.32 ft |
| 6 | March 7, 2012 | 13.28 ft |
| 7 | May 10, 1995 | 12.98 ft |
| 8 | March 2, 2020 | 12.90 ft |
| 9 | May 7, 2007 | 12.75 ft |
| 10 | April 7, 1924 | 12.60 ft |
| 11 | May 31, 2011 | 12.59 ft |
| 12 | May 25, 2008 | 12.56 ft |
| 13 | June 4, 1963 | 12.38 ft |
| 14 | May 23, 1952 | 12.30 ft |
| 15 | March 7, 1987 | 12.20 ft |
| 16 | May 18, 1955 | 11.95 ft |
| 17 | March 7, 2014 | 11.88 ft |
| 18 | May 7, 1993 | 11.51 ft |
| 19 | June 20, 1953 | 11.33 ft |
| 20 | May 21, 1991 | 11.05 ft |
| 21 | March 18, 2023 | 11.01 ft |
| 22 | March 17, 2023 | 10.68 ft |
| 23 | May 26, 1965 | 10.62 ft |
| 24 | May 29, 2015 | 10.54 ft |
| 25 | July 6, 1992 | 10.35 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 9, 2024: 5.13 ft
- March 18, 2023: 11.01 ft
- March 17, 2023: 10.68 ft
- June 1, 2022: 4.85 ft
- March 7, 2021: 3.55 ft
- March 2, 2020: 12.90 ft
- May 1, 2017: 6.66 ft
- February 12, 2017: 9.18 ft
- September 26, 2016: 3.50 ft
- February 19, 2016: 4.07 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.
Sources
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.