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Medicine Bow River above Elk Mountain, WY

River level and flood forecast · Carbon County

Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 3.4 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

345678TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 6 ftFlood 7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Flood stage7 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (June 30, 2011)7.08 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 7 ftFlood stage. Low lying area flooding intensifies and becomes more widespread upstream and downstream of the gage. Access to the gage and bridge becomes severely impacted. Lowland flooding becomes more widespread in the town of Elk Mountain. Flood wave travel time to the town of Elk Mountain is three to five hours.
  • 6 ftBankfull stage. Minor flooding of low lying areas occurs upstream and downstream of the gage. Water encroaches low lying areas near the bridge at the gage house. Lowland flooding occurs in the town of Elk Mountain. Peak flow travel time to the town of Elk Mountain is four to six hours.

Highest crests on record

  1. 7.08 ft — June 30, 2011
  2. 6.75 ft — June 8, 2016
  3. 6.38 ft — June 17, 2015
  4. 6.36 ft — May 29, 2014
  5. 6.36 ft — June 11, 2017

Recent crests: 6.03 ft (June 21, 2019) · 5.7 ft (May 26, 2018) · 6.36 ft (June 11, 2017) · 6.75 ft (June 8, 2016) · 6.38 ft (June 17, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Carbon CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 06630465

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MBRW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.