Little Medicine Bow River at Boles Spring, WY
River level and flood forecast · Carbon County
Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 1 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
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (May 17, 1978) | 14.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14.1 ftRecord stage and flow of 9,500 cfs at old site 5.5 miles upstream established on May 17 1978.
- 8 ftFlood stage. Standing water along low lying areas adjacent to the Arrowhead Basin Ranch bridge. Access to the bridge is severely impacted. At stages above 10 feet, water is over the bridge.
- 7.66 ftRecord stage and flow of 1,900 cfs at present site established on March 20 1997.
- 6 ftBankfull stage. River begins to impact low lying areas adjacent to the Arrowhead Basin Ranch bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 14.1 ft — May 17, 1978
- 8.22 ft — July 30, 2014
- 7.91 ft — April 10, 2014
- 7.66 ft — March 20, 1997
- 7.03 ft — April 24, 2000
Recent crests: 5.56 ft (April 9, 2019) · 4.71 ft (May 11, 2017) · 7 ft (May 9, 2016) · 3.77 ft (May 24, 2015) · 8.22 ft (July 30, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LMBW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.