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Green River (WY-UT-CO) at GREEN RIVER

Highest listed crest 16.10 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft20 crests since 1909

The Green River (WY-UT-CO) at GREEN RIVER crested above flood stage 3 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1909 to 2010. The highest, 16.10 ft on May 20, 1984, was minor flooding, 1.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.10 ft
May 20, 1984; 48,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 20, 1984
16.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Emery County
Utah

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Green River (WY-UT-CO) at GREEN RIVER
Action stage14.03Jun 9, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03May 20, 1984Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1909 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Green River (WY-UT-CO) at GREEN RIVER, 1909 to 2010 81012141618ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jun 13, 1909: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1928: 13.10 ft, below flood stage; 44,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1929: 13.00 ft, below flood stage; 42,300 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1952: 14.87 ft, action stage; 45,500 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1957: 14.68 ft, action stage; 42,900 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1958: 13.80 ft, below flood stage; 38,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1962: 13.06 ft, below flood stage; 32,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1983: 15.34 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1984: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 48,300 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1986: 13.86 ft, below flood stage; 35,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1995: 13.16 ft, below flood stage; 29,800 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1997: 14.08 ft, action stage; 32,100 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2000: 13.01 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2005: 13.80 ft, below flood stage; 35,100 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2006: 11.50 ft, below flood stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2007: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2008: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2009: 11.60 ft, below flood stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2010: 12.10 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.10 ft, May 20, 1984 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Green River (WY-UT-CO) at GREEN RIVER 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.90 ft on Jun 11, 1907; 14.50 ft on Jun 27, 1917; 14.12 ft on Jun 17, 1921; 13.20 ft on Jun 28, 1927.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Green River (WY-UT-CO) at GREEN RIVER
1May 20, 198416.10+1.10Minor48,300
2Jun 27, 198315.34+0.34Minor44,800
3Jun 13, 190915.20+0.20Minor62,200
4May 11, 195214.87−0.13Action45,500
5Jun 18, 195714.68−0.32Action42,900
6Jun 9, 199714.08−0.92Action32,100
7Jun 8, 198613.86−1.14Below flood stage35,900
8Jun 1, 195813.80−1.20Below flood stage38,000
9May 29, 200513.80−1.20Below flood stage35,100
10Jun 18, 199513.16−1.84Below flood stage29,800
11May 31, 192813.10−1.90Below flood stage44,700
12Feb 13, 196213.06−1.94Below flood stage32,500
13Jun 3, 200013.01−1.99Below flood stage18,600
14May 30, 192913.00−2.00Below flood stage42,300
15Jun 9, 200812.50−2.50Below flood stage26,400
16Jun 10, 201012.10−2.90Below flood stage24,400
17May 25, 200911.60−3.40Below flood stage21,800
18May 28, 200611.50−3.50Below flood stage21,300
19May 19, 20079.90−5.10Below flood stage14,300
20May 15, 20049.30−5.70Below flood stage11,900

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRVU1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.