North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti, WY
River level and flood forecast · Park County
Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 476 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
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 13, 2022) | 10.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftRecord stage and flow---20,000 cfs (6/9/1981). Previous Location.
- 10 ftMajor Flood. Buffalo Bill State Park camp sites near left bank are inundated--5 miles downstream of gage. Flooding of agricultural land 0.5-1.5 miles downstream of gage.
- 9 ftModerate Flood. Extensive flooding of camp sites along left bank at Buffalo Bill State Park--5 miles downstream of gage. Minor Flooding of agricultural land 0.5-1.5 miles downstream of gage.
- 8 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding of camp sites along left bank at Buffalo Bill State Park--5 miles downstream of gage.
- 7.5 ftBankfull/Action stage. Water approaching low areas of camp sties along left bank at Buffalo Bill State Park--5 miles downstream of gage.
Highest crests on record
- 10.4 ft — June 13, 2022
- 9.54 ft — June 13, 1991
- 8.68 ft — May 30, 2003
- 8.63 ft — June 9, 1996
- 8.49 ft — June 6, 1995
Recent crests: 7 ft (June 20, 2023) · 10.4 ft (June 13, 2022) · 6.29 ft (June 6, 2021) · 6.99 ft (June 15, 2019) · 7.41 ft (June 18, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamShoshone River near Lovell, WY
- South Fork Shoshone River above Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY
- South Fork Shoshone River near Valley, WY
- Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone near Belfry, MT
- Rock Creek (South Central MT) near Red Lodge MT, MT
- Soda Butte Creek near Silver Gate, MT
- Yellowstone River at Fishing Bridge, WY
- West Rosebud Creek near Roscoe, MT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NFSW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.