Belle Fourche River below Moorcroft, WY
River level and flood forecast · Crook County
Normal1.1 ftas of Mon 12:15 PM
The river is 11.9 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (May 19, 1978) | 14.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftMajor flood stage. Water will overflow the bridge on County Road 186. Widespread agricultural flooding and flooding of rural roads.
- 14 ftModerate flood stage. Flooding of agricultural land and some rural roads.
- 13 ftFlood stage. Low-lying pasture land along the river begins to flood.
- 12 ftAction stage. Water begins to overflow the banks.
Highest crests on record
- 14.6 ft — May 19, 1978
- 14.33 ft — May 27, 1962
- 14 ft — June 23, 1964
- 13.65 ft — March 3, 1994
- 13.32 ft — March 13, 1996
Recent crests: 5.13 ft (May 9, 2024) · 11.01 ft (March 18, 2023) · 10.68 ft (March 17, 2023) · 4.85 ft (June 1, 2022) · 3.55 ft (March 7, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Little Powder River near Weston, WY
- Redwater Creek (WY) at Wyoming-South Dakota State Line, SD
- Little Spearfish Creek near Lead, SD
- Annie Creek near Lead, SD
- Belle Fourche River at Wyoming-South Dakota State Line, SD
- Spearfish Creek near Lead, SD
- Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD
- Rhoads Fork near Rochford, SD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BFRW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.