Wind River near Kinnear, WY
River level and flood forecast · Fremont County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The river is 4.5 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 813 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 | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (July 1, 2011) | 9.92 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9.92 ftRecord stage and flow---16,600 cfs (7/1/2011).
- 9 ftFlood stage. Agricultural flooding along both banks becomes more widespread and intensifies. Water begins to encroach the north end of Highway 132.
- 8 ftBankfull stage. Minor agricultural flooding along right bank. Water begins to move towards low areas north of Highway 132.
Highest crests on record
- 9.92 ft — July 1, 2011
- 9.73 ft — June 8, 2017
- 9.44 ft — June 19, 2018
- 8.97 ft — June 10, 1997
- 8.95 ft — June 11, 2015
Recent crests: 7.49 ft (June 6, 2021) · 8.37 ft (June 30, 2020) · 8.42 ft (June 15, 2019) · 9.44 ft (June 19, 2018) · 8.91 ft (June 1, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWind River at Riverton, WY
- Little Wind River near Riverton, WY
- Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, WY
- Wind River above Boysen Reservoir near Shoshoni, WY
- Bull Lake Creek below Bull Lake, WY
- Dinwoody Creek above Lakes near Burris, WY
- Wind River above Red Creek, WY
- Sweetwater River near Sweetwater Station, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KINW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.