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Clear Creek at Buffalo

Highest listed crest 7.10 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft32 crests since 1997

The Clear Creek at Buffalo crested above flood stage 5 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2025. The highest, 7.10 ft on June 8, 1997, was moderate flooding, 1.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.10 ft
June 8, 1997; 2,475 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 16, 2023
6.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Johnson County
Wyoming
Identifiers
NWS BCCW4
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Clear Creek at Buffalo
Action stage5.014Jun 10, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.04Jun 16, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.01Jun 8, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1997 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Creek at Buffalo, 1997 to 2025 345678ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 7.5 ft Jun 8, 1997: 7.10 ft, moderate flooding; 2,475 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1998: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1999: 5.58 ft, action stage; 1,183 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2000: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 571 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2001: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 167 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 664 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 5.30 ft, action stage; 1,034 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2004: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 286 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2005: 5.30 ft, action stage; 989 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2006: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 538 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2007: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 412 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2008: 6.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,033 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2009: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 381 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 6.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,442 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2011: 5.36 ft, action stage; 1,043 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 323 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2013: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 289 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 5.11 ft, action stage; 722 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 5.01 ft, action stage; 780 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2015: 5.76 ft, action stage; 1,234 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2016: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 277 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2017: 5.49 ft, action stage; 1,155 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2017: 6.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 5.41 ft, action stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 5.36 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 5.37 ft, action stage; 980 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 610 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 5.13 ft, action stage; 820 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 5.02 ft, action stage; 779 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2023: 6.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2024: 5.01 ft, action stage; 695 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2025: 4.54 ft, below flood stage; 474 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.10 ft, Jun 8, 1997 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Creek at Buffalo 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Clear Creek at Buffalo
1Jun 8, 19977.10+1.10Moderate2,475
2Jun 13, 20176.42+0.42Minor1,880
3May 22, 20086.29+0.29Minor2,033
4Jun 8, 20106.12+0.12Minor1,442
5Jun 16, 20236.07+0.07Minor1,680
6Jun 4, 20155.76−0.24Action1,234
7May 30, 19995.58−0.42Action1,183
8Jun 9, 20175.49−0.51Action1,155
9May 28, 20185.41−0.59Action1,080
10Jun 8, 20195.37−0.63Action980
11Jun 30, 20115.36−0.64Action1,043
12May 28, 20195.36−0.64Action1,060
13May 30, 20035.30−0.70Action1,034
14May 21, 20055.30−0.70Action989
15Jun 6, 20215.13−0.87Action820
16May 28, 20145.11−0.89Action722
17Jun 12, 20225.02−0.98Action779
18May 25, 20155.01−0.99Action780
19Jun 10, 20245.01−0.99Action695
20Jun 1, 20204.91−1.09Below flood stage610
21Jul 4, 19984.80−1.20Below flood stage480
22Jun 1, 20024.80−1.20Below flood stage664
23May 24, 20004.60−1.40Below flood stage571
24May 24, 20064.60−1.40Below flood stage538
25May 13, 20254.54−1.46Below flood stage474
26May 13, 20074.37−1.63Below flood stage412
27Jun 22, 20094.28−1.72Below flood stage381
28Jun 6, 20124.16−1.84Below flood stage323
29Jun 13, 20134.06−1.94Below flood stage289
30Jun 11, 20164.03−1.97Below flood stage277
31Jul 1, 20044.00−2.00Below flood stage286
32Apr 30, 20013.65−2.35Below flood stage167

The worst floods along the Clear Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Clear Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 13, 2017: 6.42 ft here, minor flooding

May 22, 2008: 6.29 ft here, minor flooding

June 8, 2010: 6.12 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Clear Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Clear Creek
Buffalo this gaugeWY6.07.10 ft, Jun 8, 19970
Rock CreekWY6.57.43 ft, May 28, 20190

Other gauges in Johnson County

Flood gauges in Johnson County
Rock Creek6.57.43 ft, May 28, 20190
Kaycee8.010.29 ft, May 28, 20191
Kearney5.56.05 ft, Jun 15, 19630
Buffalo7.58.80 ft, Jun 8, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BCCW4, 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.