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Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran

Highest listed crest 8.50 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft61 crests since 1966

The Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran crested above flood stage 1 time among the 61 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2024. The highest, 8.50 ft on June 9, 1981, was minor flooding.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.50 ft
June 9, 1981; 6,540 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 9, 1981
8.50 ft, minor flooding
Location
Teton County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran
Action stage8.01Jul 1, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.51Jun 9, 1981Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

61 crests from 1966 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran, 1966 to 2024 246810ft Flood stage 8.5 ft Jun 22, 1966: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 3,270 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1967: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1968: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1969: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1970: 7.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1971: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 4,810 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1972: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1973: 6.68 ft, below flood stage; 4,160 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1974: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 6,020 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1975: 7.53 ft, below flood stage; 5,140 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1976: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 3,840 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1977: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1978: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1979: 6.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,060 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1980: 5.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1981: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1982: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 5,540 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1983: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1984: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1985: 6.34 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 5,230 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1987: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1988: 6.44 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1989: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1990: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 3,640 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1991: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1994: 5.24 ft, below flood stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1995: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1996: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1997: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 5,970 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1998: 6.19 ft, below flood stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1999: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2000: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2001: 4.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 4,760 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,943 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2005: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2006: 5.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,875 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2006: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,215 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2007: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2008: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 4,790 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2009: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 6.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2011: 8.18 ft, action stage; 5,800 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 7.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2015: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 6.19 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2017: 7.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,950 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2019: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 6.44 ft, below flood stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2023: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2024: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.50 ft, Jun 9, 1981 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 61 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran
1Jun 9, 19818.500.00Minor6,540
2Jul 1, 20118.18−0.32Action5,800
3Jun 9, 20177.95−0.55Below flood stage5,950
4Jun 29, 19827.93−0.57Below flood stage5,540
5Jun 19, 19747.91−0.59Below flood stage6,020
6Jun 11, 19977.82−0.68Below flood stage5,970
7Jun 23, 19717.66−0.84Below flood stage4,810
8Jun 8, 19727.65−0.85Below flood stage5,160
9Jul 8, 19757.53−0.97Below flood stage5,140
10Jun 6, 19867.48−1.02Below flood stage5,230
11Jun 1, 20207.45−1.05Below flood stage5,090
12Jun 18, 19967.41−1.09Below flood stage4,900
13Jun 28, 19707.36−1.14Below flood stage4,860
14May 29, 20147.36−1.14Below flood stage4,680
15Jun 22, 19997.25−1.25Below flood stage5,200
16Jun 18, 20187.24−1.26Below flood stage4,800
17Jun 14, 19917.17−1.33Below flood stage4,900
18Jun 6, 20127.02−1.48Below flood stage4,500
19Jun 27, 20086.93−1.57Below flood stage4,790
20May 31, 20036.91−1.59Below flood stage4,760
21Jun 13, 20226.91−1.59Below flood stage4,280
22Jun 11, 20246.83−1.67Below flood stage4,300
23Jun 23, 19686.80−1.70Below flood stage4,200
24Jun 27, 20096.80−1.70Below flood stage4,370
25Jun 15, 19796.76−1.74Below flood stage4,060
26Jul 1, 19676.72−1.78Below flood stage3,830
27Jun 10, 19736.68−1.82Below flood stage4,160
28Jul 10, 19836.55−1.95Below flood stage3,940
29Jun 8, 19696.51−1.99Below flood stage3,660
30Jun 30, 19786.49−2.01Below flood stage3,900
31Jun 1, 19846.45−2.05Below flood stage4,040
32Jun 9, 20066.45−2.05Below flood stage4,215
33Jun 6, 19886.44−2.06Below flood stage3,810
34Jun 6, 20216.44−2.06Below flood stage3,740
35Jul 2, 19766.42−2.08Below flood stage3,840
36Jun 8, 20106.36−2.14Below flood stage4,100
37Jun 8, 19856.34−2.16Below flood stage3,680
38Jul 4, 19986.19−2.31Below flood stage3,910
39Jun 10, 20166.19−2.31Below flood stage3,660
40Jun 16, 19896.12−2.38Below flood stage3,560
41Jun 15, 19956.10−2.40Below flood stage3,810
42Jun 25, 19906.09−2.41Below flood stage3,640
43Jun 9, 20156.05−2.45Below flood stage3,530
44Jun 22, 19666.03−2.47Below flood stage3,270
45Jun 5, 19776.01−2.49Below flood stage3,450
46May 25, 20235.96−2.54Below flood stage3,190
47Jun 11, 20135.92−2.58Below flood stage3,410
48Jun 16, 20195.89−2.61Below flood stage3,190
49Jun 21, 19805.79−2.71Below flood stage3,280
50Jun 8, 20005.75−2.75Below flood stage3,430

Other gauges in Teton County

Flood gauges in Teton County
Kelly8.09.87 ft, Jun 8, 20170
Flagg Ranch10.010.75 ft, Jun 5, 19960
Jackson10.011.66 ft, Jun 11, 19970
Moose15.015.25 ft, Jun 11, 19970

Teton County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wyoming

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BFKW4, 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.