Rock Creek above King Canyon Canal, near Arlington, WY
River level and flood forecast · Carbon County
The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Flow: 9 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.
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Flood stages
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (June 2, 2009) | 6.11 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6.5 ftWater near the base of the Pitcher/Brokaw public access road bridge. Low lying areas along the access road from the bridge to the gage become inundated. High water problems are possible at the downstream town of Rock River.
- 6.11 ftRecord stage established on June 2 2009.
- 6.1 ftRecord flow of 2,800 cfs established on June 7 2010.
- 6 ftFlood stage. Water encroaches low lying areas near the Pitcher/Brokaw public access road bridge one-half mile downstream of the gage. Begin monitoring high water at the downstream town of Rock River.
- 5 ftBankfull stage.
Highest crests on record
- 6.11 ft — June 2, 2009
- 6.1 ft — June 7, 2010
- 5.92 ft — June 24, 1983
- 5.83 ft — June 19, 1971
- 5.59 ft — May 30, 2003
Recent crests: 3.56 ft (June 8, 2019) · 3.7 ft (May 22, 2018) · 3.8 ft (June 10, 2017) · 4.37 ft (June 9, 2016) · 3.76 ft (June 2, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMedicine Bow River near Hanna, WY
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- Little Medicine Bow River at Boles Spring, WY
- Encampment River at Mouth near Encampment, WY
- Laramie River at Laramie, WY
- North Platte River near Northgate, CO
- North Platte River near Sinclair, WY
- Encampment River near Encampment, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KCRW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.