Rivers in Wyoming

Encampment River near Encampment

Carbon County, WyomingNWS HOGW4USGS 06623800Cheyenne office

Below flood stage
1.04ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 PM MDT

Flood stage
5.50 ft
Record crest
6.22 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood5.50 ft
Action4.50 ft
  1. 6.22 ftRecord stage and flow of 2,250 cfs established on June 7 2010.
  2. 5.50 ftFlood Stage. Low lying area flooding occurs in Riverside. Flood wave travel time to Riverside is four to five hours.
  3. 4.50 ftBankfull stage. Begin monitoring river levels downstream in Riverside. Flood wave travel time is four to five hours.

Crest history

50 crests on NOAA’s list since 1966.

#DateStage
1June 7, 20106.22 ft
2June 30, 20116.06 ft
3May 29, 20145.40 ft
4May 23, 20065.28 ft
5June 10, 20165.26 ft
6June 19, 20085.06 ft
7June 1, 20035.04 ft
8June 25, 19705.01 ft
9June 21, 19715.00 ft
10June 25, 19835.00 ft
11June 3, 20094.96 ft
12June 2, 19974.94 ft
13June 15, 19794.94 ft
14June 15, 19784.93 ft
15June 5, 19744.88 ft
16June 16, 19954.81 ft
17June 25, 19824.79 ft
18June 21, 19994.78 ft
19June 10, 20174.77 ft
20June 8, 19854.71 ft
21June 10, 19864.71 ft
22May 30, 20054.68 ft
23June 12, 19804.67 ft
24June 7, 20194.65 ft
25May 29, 20004.63 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 7, 2019: 4.65 ft
  • May 26, 2018: 4.05 ft
  • June 10, 2017: 4.77 ft
  • June 10, 2016: 5.26 ft
  • June 11, 2015: 4.58 ft
  • May 29, 2014: 5.40 ft
  • May 26, 2013: 4.31 ft
  • May 23, 2012: 3.60 ft
  • June 30, 2011: 6.06 ft
  • June 7, 2010: 6.22 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.