Rivers in Wyoming
Clear Creek near Buffalo
Below flood stage
1.48ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM MDT
- Flood stage
- 6.50 ft
- Record crest
- 5.50 ft1949
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Minor flood | 6.50 ft |
| Action | 5.50 ft |
- 6.50 ftFlood stage. Water begins to flood low areas of Clear Creek Trail 600 to 800 feet downstream of gage on left bank and just downstream of historic Buffalo hydro-electric power plant. Flooding occurring at City Park in Buffalo at this stage.
- 6.19 ftRecord stage and flow---3,420 cfs (6/15/1963).
- 5.50 ftBankfull stage.
Crest history
70 crests on NOAA’s list since 1917.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 6, 1949 | 5.50 ft |
| 2 | June 16, 1962 | 5.29 ft |
| 3 | June 9, 1968 | 5.17 ft |
| 4 | May 30, 1971 | 5.10 ft |
| 5 | June 13, 2017 | 5.09 ft |
| 6 | May 24, 1944 | 4.89 ft |
| 7 | June 7, 1952 | 4.85 ft |
| 8 | June 23, 1967 | 4.83 ft |
| 9 | June 28, 1927 | 4.78 ft |
| 10 | June 11, 2015 | 4.77 ft |
| 11 | June 11, 1957 | 4.66 ft |
| 12 | May 31, 1939 | 4.47 ft |
| 13 | May 19, 1948 | 4.46 ft |
| 14 | June 15, 1953 | 4.46 ft |
| 15 | June 8, 2019 | 4.44 ft |
| 16 | June 12, 1943 | 4.41 ft |
| 17 | May 25, 1958 | 4.36 ft |
| 18 | June 12, 1983 | 4.33 ft |
| 19 | May 28, 2018 | 4.32 ft |
| 20 | May 16, 1984 | 4.31 ft |
| 21 | May 11, 1947 | 4.30 ft |
| 22 | June 4, 1986 | 4.27 ft |
| 23 | May 24, 1980 | 4.26 ft |
| 24 | June 16, 1978 | 4.24 ft |
| 25 | June 8, 1987 | 4.24 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 1, 2020: 3.61 ft
- June 8, 2019: 4.44 ft
- May 28, 2018: 4.32 ft
- June 13, 2017: 5.09 ft
- June 10, 2016: 2.99 ft
- June 11, 2015: 4.77 ft
- June 4, 2015: 4.00 ft
- June 15, 1992: 3.93 ft
- June 7, 1991: 4.15 ft
- June 11, 1990: 4.13 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.
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.