Wind River above Boysen Reservoir near Shoshoni, WY
River level and flood forecast · Fremont County
Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 5.5 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).
Flow: 919 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
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 14, 1991) | 9.31 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9.31 ftRECORD STAGE (6/14/1991).
- 9.19 ftRECORD FLOW---19,200 CFS (6/9/2010).
- 9 ftWIDESPREAD MAJOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING UPSTREAM FROM BACK BRIDGE TO HIDDEN VALLEY ALONG LEFT BANK.
- 8.5 ftFLOOD STAGE. MAJOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS UPSTREAM FROM BLACK BRIDGE TO HIDDEN VALLEY ALONG LEFT BANK.
- 8 ftAGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD UPSTREAM FROM BLACK BRIDGE TO HIDDEN VALLEY ALONG LEFT BANK.
- 7.5 ftBANKFULL STAGE. AGRICUTURAL FLOODING BEGINS UPSTREAM FROM BLACK BRIDGE TO THE HIDDEN VALLEY AREA ALONG LEFT BANK.
Highest crests on record
- 9.31 ft — June 14, 1991
- 9.19 ft — June 9, 2010
- 9.07 ft — July 2, 2011
- 8.99 ft — June 17, 1995
- 8.74 ft — June 11, 1997
Recent crests: 4.51 ft (June 6, 2012) · 9.07 ft (July 2, 2011) · 9.19 ft (June 9, 2010) · 6.94 ft (July 5, 2009) · 6.06 ft (June 26, 2008)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WABW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.