Rivers in Wyoming

Wind River above Boysen Reservoir near Shoshoni

Fremont County, WyomingNWS WABW4USGS 06236100Riverton office

Below flood stage
4.20ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:15 PM MDT

Flood stage
8.50 ft
Record crest
9.31 ft1991

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood8.50 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 9.31 ftRECORD STAGE (6/14/1991).
  2. 9.19 ftRECORD FLOW---19,200 CFS (6/9/2010).
  3. 9.00 ftWIDESPREAD MAJOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING UPSTREAM FROM BACK BRIDGE TO HIDDEN VALLEY ALONG LEFT BANK.
  4. 8.50 ftFLOOD STAGE. MAJOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS UPSTREAM FROM BLACK BRIDGE TO HIDDEN VALLEY ALONG LEFT BANK.
  5. 8.00 ftAGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD UPSTREAM FROM BLACK BRIDGE TO HIDDEN VALLEY ALONG LEFT BANK.
  6. 7.50 ftBANKFULL STAGE. AGRICUTURAL FLOODING BEGINS UPSTREAM FROM BLACK BRIDGE TO THE HIDDEN VALLEY AREA ALONG LEFT BANK.

Crest history

23 crests on NOAA’s list since 1991.

#DateStage
1June 14, 19919.31 ft
2June 9, 20109.19 ft
3July 2, 20119.07 ft
4June 17, 19958.99 ft
5June 11, 19978.74 ft
6June 20, 19998.30 ft
7June 12, 19967.30 ft
8June 17, 19937.18 ft
9July 5, 19987.01 ft
10July 5, 20096.94 ft
11June 24, 20056.92 ft
12May 25, 20056.39 ft
13June 26, 20086.06 ft
14June 1, 20035.55 ft
15July 2, 20045.54 ft
16June 26, 19925.42 ft
17May 14, 19945.17 ft
18July 25, 20075.05 ft
19May 30, 20004.69 ft
20June 2, 20024.64 ft
21June 6, 20124.51 ft
22May 23, 20064.07 ft
23May 17, 20013.83 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 6, 2012: 4.51 ft
  • July 2, 2011: 9.07 ft
  • June 9, 2010: 9.19 ft
  • July 5, 2009: 6.94 ft
  • June 26, 2008: 6.06 ft
  • July 25, 2007: 5.05 ft
  • May 23, 2006: 4.07 ft
  • June 24, 2005: 6.92 ft
  • May 25, 2005: 6.39 ft
  • July 2, 2004: 5.54 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.