Salt River (WY) near Etna, WY
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 3.6 ft below flood stage (5.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.9 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 12 PM.
Flow: 417 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:06 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 6 ft |
| Flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (May 25, 2011) | 5.99 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6 ftExtensive low land flooding in northeastern and northern sections of Afton. Extensive low land flooding upstream in the towns of Freedom and Fairview. Minor flooding of farm/ranch houses upstream and downstream of gage.
- 5.99 ftRecord stage---(5/26/2011).
- 5.71 ftRecord flow---5,090 cfs (6/2/1986).
- 5.5 ftFlood stage. Low land flooding along Swift Creek in northeastern and northern sections of Afton. Low land flooding becomes more widespread upstream in the towns of Freedom and Fairview. Minor flooding of pastureland/ranchland.
- 5 ftBankfull stage. Monitor high water along Swift Creek in northeastern and northern sections of Afton. Small creeks and streams are flooding in the towns of Freedom and Fairview. Minor flooding of ranchland/pastureland near Etna.
- 4.5 ftSmall creeks and streams that flow through the towns of Freeedom and Fairview are at bankfull. Minor flooding along low lying areas in Freedom and Fariview is occurring.
- 4 ftSmall creeks and streams that flow through the towns of Freeedom and Fairview are approaching bankfull. Minor flooding along low lying areas is possible.
- 3.5 ftBegin monitoring small creeks and streams that flow near Fairview and Freedom.
Highest crests on record
- 5.99 ft — May 25, 2011
- 5.96 ft — May 30, 1983
- 5.87 ft — May 16, 1984
- 5.81 ft — May 13, 2017
- 5.71 ft — June 2, 1986
Recent crests: 2.98 ft (May 24, 2021) · 4.59 ft (May 1, 2020) · 4.36 ft (June 9, 2019) · 4.5 ft (May 13, 2018) · 5.81 ft (May 13, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SALW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.