Bighorn River near Kane, WY
River level and flood forecast · Big Horn County
Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
Flow: 1,080 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
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (June 16, 1935) | 11.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftBankfull stage.
- 11.1 ftRecrod stage and flow---25,200 cfs (6/16/1935).
Highest crests on record
- 11.1 ft — June 16, 1935
- 10.83 ft — June 24, 1967
- 10.62 ft — June 17, 1963
- 9.89 ft — May 20, 1978
- 9.33 ft — February 14, 1962
Recent crests: 5.54 ft (March 8, 2020) · 7.49 ft (May 30, 2019) · 8.55 ft (May 29, 2018) · 8.88 ft (June 10, 2017) · 8.06 ft (October 4, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Shoshone River near Lovell, WY
- Bighorn River at Basin, WY
- Little Bighorn River at State Line near Wyola, MT
- Lodge Grass Creek above Willow Creek diversion near Wyola (closed), MT
- Bighorn River near St. Xavier, MT
- Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone near Belfry, MT
- Bighorn River at ST. Xavier Bridge, MT
- South Fork Shoshone River above Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LVEW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.