South Fork Shoshone River near Valley, WY
River level and flood forecast · Park County
No current readingas of Sun 5 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 187 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 9, 2016) | 8.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftLow land ranchland flooding on right bank upstream and downstream becomes more widespread and intensifies.Homes immediately adjacent to river may be flooded.
- 9.24 ftRecord stage and flow---10,000 cfs (6/9/1981).
- 9 ftFlood stage. Low land ranchland flooding on right bank upstream and downstream. Homes immediately downstream of gage adjacent to river may have problems with standing water.
- 8 ftBankfull stage. Minor low land flooding possible along ranchland.
Highest crests on record
- 8.8 ft — June 9, 2016
- 8.63 ft — May 30, 2003
- 8.53 ft — June 9, 1997
- 8.48 ft — June 9, 2017
- 8.43 ft — June 11, 2015
Recent crests: 7.95 ft (May 31, 2020) · 7.32 ft (June 16, 2019) · 6.97 ft (June 18, 2018) · 7.84 ft (May 27, 2018) · 8.48 ft (June 9, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamSouth Fork Shoshone River above Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY
- North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti, WY
- Wind River near Dubois, WY
- Yellowstone River at Fishing Bridge, WY
- Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran, WY
- Wind River above Red Creek, WY
- Pacific Creek near Moran, WY
- Snake River at Flagg Ranch, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VLYW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.