Firehole River at Old Faithful (YNP), WY

River level and flood forecast · Teton County

Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 2 PM

Flow: 59 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

2.22.42.62.83TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Action stage4 ft
Record crest (June 8, 2011)4.26 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 4 ftBANKFULL STAGE.

Highest crests on record

  1. 4.26 ft — June 8, 2011
  2. 4 ft — June 5, 2010
  3. 3.74 ft — May 28, 2014
  4. 3.64 ft — June 9, 2012
  5. 3.6 ft — June 25, 2008

Recent crests: 3.07 ft (May 7, 2015) · 3.74 ft (May 28, 2014) · 3.37 ft (May 14, 2013) · 3.64 ft (June 9, 2012) · 4.26 ft (June 8, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FOFW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.