Wind River above Red Creek, WY
River level and flood forecast · Fremont County
Normal4.3 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Flow: 1,150 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
| Major flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 8.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 9, 1997) | 9.97 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftHomes and property downstream will begin to see considerable flooding.
- 9.97 ftRecord stage and flow---11,300 cfs (6/9/1997).
- 9.5 ftFlood Stage. Low areas upstream and downstream will begin to flood. Houses and property downstream may begin to see minor flooding.
- 8.5 ftBankfull stage.
Highest crests on record
- 9.97 ft — June 9, 1997
- 9.13 ft — June 30, 2011
- 9.1 ft — June 7, 2017
- 8.74 ft — June 10, 1996
- 8.6 ft — June 15, 1995
Recent crests: 7.43 ft (June 6, 2021) · 7.83 ft (June 1, 2020) · 7.51 ft (June 8, 2019) · 8.09 ft (May 27, 2018) · 9.1 ft (June 7, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWind River near Dubois, WY
- Dinwoody Creek above Lakes near Burris, WY
- Bull Lake Creek below Bull Lake, WY
- New Fork River above New Fork Lakes near Cora, WY
- Pine Creek above Fremont Lake, WY
- Lake Creek below Willow Lake, near Cora, WY
- Boulder Creek above Boulder Lake near Boulder, WY
- Wind River near Kinnear, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WRCW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.