Rivers in Wyoming

Cheyenne River near Spencer

Niobrara County, WyomingNWS CRSW4USGS 06386500Cheyenne office

Below flood stage
5.15ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:45 AM MDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
13.74 ft1962

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 26.00 ftCOUNTY ROAD ON NORTH SIDE OF BRIDGE IS UNDER WATER.
  2. 23.00 ftWATER AT BASE OF BRIDGE.
  3. 16.00 ftFLOOD STAGE. ACCESS ROAD (TO MAIN ROAD) WOULD BE UNDER WATER.
  4. 15.00 ftBANKFULL STAGE ALONG LEFT BANK.
  5. 11.38 ftRECORD STAGE (5/25/2008).
  6. 8.74 ftRECORD FLOW--16,000 CFS (5/27/1962).

Crest history

13 crests on NOAA’s list since 1962.

#DateStage
1May 27, 196213.74 ft
2June 5, 201512.58 ft
3May 25, 200811.38 ft
4August 7, 200610.17 ft
5March 13, 201110.06 ft
6May 20, 20109.07 ft
7May 7, 20078.92 ft
8July 3, 20098.90 ft
9March 5, 20148.73 ft
10July 30, 20138.64 ft
11June 13, 20058.00 ft
12March 11, 20125.86 ft
13May 12, 20045.47 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 5, 2015: 12.58 ft
  • March 5, 2014: 8.73 ft
  • July 30, 2013: 8.64 ft
  • March 11, 2012: 5.86 ft
  • March 13, 2011: 10.06 ft
  • May 20, 2010: 9.07 ft
  • July 3, 2009: 8.90 ft
  • May 25, 2008: 11.38 ft
  • May 7, 2007: 8.92 ft
  • August 7, 2006: 10.17 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. Stage 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.