Snake River near Alpine, WY
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
Forecast to rise to 3.6 ft Tue 6 AM.
Flow: 2,340 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:08 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14.04 ftRecord stage and flow---38,600 cfs (6/11/1997).
Highest crests on record
- 14.04 ft — June 11, 1997
- 12.6 ft — June 11, 1996
- 12.33 ft — June 8, 2017
- 11.96 ft — June 19, 1974
- 11.68 ft — June 28, 1954
Recent crests: 8.47 ft (June 6, 2021) · 10.58 ft (June 7, 2020) · 8.93 ft (June 8, 2019) · 11.35 ft (June 1, 2018) · 12.33 ft (June 8, 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 (ALPW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.