Rivers in Wyoming

Firehole River at Old Faithful (YNP)

Teton County, WyomingNWS FOFW4USGS 06036805Riverton office

Below flood stage
2.50ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:00 AM MDT

Record crest
4.26 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action4.00 ft
  1. 4.00 ftBANKFULL STAGE.

Crest history

9 crests on NOAA’s list since 2007.

#DateStage
1June 8, 20114.26 ft
2June 5, 20104.00 ft
3May 28, 20143.74 ft
4June 9, 20123.64 ft
5June 25, 20083.60 ft
6May 28, 20093.54 ft
7May 14, 20133.37 ft
8May 21, 20073.19 ft
9May 7, 20153.07 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 7, 2015: 3.07 ft
  • May 28, 2014: 3.74 ft
  • May 14, 2013: 3.37 ft
  • June 9, 2012: 3.64 ft
  • June 8, 2011: 4.26 ft
  • June 5, 2010: 4.00 ft
  • May 28, 2009: 3.54 ft
  • June 25, 2008: 3.60 ft
  • May 21, 2007: 3.19 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.