Yellowstone River at Fishing Bridge, WY
River level and flood forecast · Park County
Normal3.0 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 6.0 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 689 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 (June 18, 1997) | 8.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftAll of walkway past wooden bridge is under water. Water level is at base of small wooden bridge.
- 9 ftFlood stage. One half or more of walkway under water.
- 8.9 ftRecord stage and flow---9,950 cfs (6/18/1997).
- 8 ftBankfull stage. One half of farthest northeast end of walkway under water.
- 7 ftWater begins to encroach lowest lying parts of walkway. (west end of Fishing Bridge to Yellowstone River.)
Highest crests on record
- 8.9 ft — June 18, 1997
- 8.74 ft — July 11, 2011
- 8.25 ft — June 28, 1996
- 8.2 ft — June 28, 1974
- 7.95 ft — June 28, 1971
Recent crests: 6.39 ft (June 23, 2023) · 6.68 ft (June 2, 2022) · 6.9 ft (June 9, 2020) · 6.36 ft (June 20, 2019) · 7.62 ft (June 21, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamYellowstone River at Corwin Springs, MT
- Tantalus Creek at Norris Junction, WY
- Firehole River at Old Faithful (YNP), WY
- Firehole River near West Yellowstone MT, WY
- Gibbon River at Madison Junction, WY
- Lamar River near Tower Falls, WY
- Boiling River at Mammoth (YNP), WY
- Gardner River near Mammoth, MT
- Madison River near West Yellowstone, MT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YLOW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.