Little Powder River near Weston, WY

River level and flood forecast · Campbell County

No current readingas of Sun 5 PM

The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.

Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).

Flood stages

Major flood stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage15 ft
Flood stage13 ft
Action stage8 ft
Record crest (May 19, 1978)11.62 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ftMajor Flood Stage. Extensive flooding of agricultural land with inundation of structures and roads.
  • 15 ftModerate Flood Stage. Significant flooding of agricultural land with some inundation of structures and roads.
  • 13 ftMinor Flood Stage. Minor flooding of pasture land along the river.
  • 8 ftAction Stage. River out of banks in some areas creating flooding in low lying areas.
  • 6 ftBankfull Stage.

Highest crests on record

  1. 11.62 ft — May 19, 1978
  2. 11.4 ft — May 7, 2007
  3. 11.1 ft — March 13, 1996
  4. 10.54 ft — March 22, 2019
  5. 10.48 ft — February 20, 1994

Recent crests: 6.8 ft (March 2, 2020) · 10.54 ft (March 22, 2019) · 6.52 ft (April 29, 2017) · 4.41 ft (April 29, 2016) · 7.59 ft (June 5, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LPTW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.