Green River (WY-UT-CO) near La Barge, WY
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal4.9 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The river is 4.1 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.8 ft Thu 4 AM, below the 9 ft flood stage.
Flow: 672 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:53 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 9, 1986) | 10.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10.5 ftRecord stage and flow---18,800 cfs (6/9/1986).
- 10 ftNearby homes begin to see high water. Sublette County Road 318 south of town (to gas fields and gaging station) is nearly underwater at this stage. Whalen Road near LaBarge has up to 2 feet of water running over it. Widespread severe flooding of low lying agricultural land and all roads near the river.
- 9.5 ftSublette County Road 318 south LaBarge to gas fields has standing water over it. Lowland flooding becomes more severe and more widespread.
- 9 ftFlood stage. Nearby homes begin to see high water. Fields south of town around the gaging station have ponded water (less than 1 foot deep).
- 8 ftBankfull stage. Minor flooding of low lying agricultural land next to gage.
Highest crests on record
- 10.5 ft — June 9, 1986
- 10.34 ft — June 11, 1972
- 10.23 ft — June 11, 2017
- 10.11 ft — June 13, 1997
- 9.76 ft — June 28, 1965
Recent crests: 7.31 ft (June 9, 2021) · 8.98 ft (June 9, 2020) · 9.03 ft (June 10, 2019) · 9.21 ft (June 21, 2018) · 8.91 ft (June 3, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamGreen River (WY-UT-CO) at Warren Bridge, WY
- DownstreamGreen River (WY-UT-CO) below Fontenelle Dam, WY
- Fontenelle Creek near Herschler Ranch, WY
- New Fork River near Big Piney, WY
- Hams Fork below Pole Creek, near Frontier, WY
- Big Sandy River (WY) above Big Sandy Reservoir, WY
- Smiths Fork near Border, WY
- Bear River near Cokeville, WY
- Bear River below Pixley Dam, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LABW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.