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Encampment River near Encampment

Highest listed crest 8.33 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft84 crests since 1940

The Encampment River near Encampment crested above flood stage 22 times among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2024. The highest, 8.33 ft on June 4, 1952, was moderate flooding, 1.83 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.33 ft
June 4, 1952; 4,420 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.5 ft
Crests at major
0
22 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 30, 2014
6.89 ft, minor flooding
Location
Carbon County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Encampment River near Encampment
Action stage5.534Jun 6, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.518May 30, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.54Jun 8, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1940 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Encampment River near Encampment, 1940 to 2024 246810ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.5 ft Jun 3, 1940: 7.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1941: 5.89 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1942: 6.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1943: 8.25 ft, moderate flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1944: 5.87 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1945: 6.31 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1946: 5.63 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1947: 5.87 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1948: 6.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1949: 6.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1950: 6.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1951: 6.40 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1952: 8.33 ft, moderate flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1953: 6.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1954: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1955: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1956: 6.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1957: 7.72 ft, moderate flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1958: 6.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1959: 5.56 ft, action stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1960: 5.78 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1961: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1962: 5.87 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1963: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1964: 5.55 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1965: 6.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1966: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1967: 5.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1968: 5.79 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1969: 5.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1970: 5.92 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1971: 6.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,020 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1972: 6.32 ft, action stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1973: 5.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,515 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1974: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1975: 5.73 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1976: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1977: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 874 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1978: 6.46 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1979: 6.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1980: 5.84 ft, action stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1981: 4.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1982: 6.39 ft, action stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1983: 6.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1984: 5.99 ft, action stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1985: 5.66 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1986: 7.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1987: 4.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1988: 5.71 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1989: 4.11 ft, below flood stage; 947 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1990: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1991: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1993: 5.52 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1994: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1995: 6.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1996: 5.83 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1997: 6.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1999: 5.70 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2000: 5.55 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2001: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2002: 3.45 ft, below flood stage; 597 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2003: 6.14 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2004: 4.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2005: 5.90 ft, action stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 6.28 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2007: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 6.43 ft, action stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2009: 5.95 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 7.67 ft, moderate flooding; 4,605 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2011: 7.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 894 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2013: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2014: 6.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 6.05 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2017: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2018: 4.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 6.32 ft, action stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 5.64 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 4.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2022: 5.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2023: 6.04 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2024: 6.23 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.33 ft, Jun 4, 1952 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Encampment River near Encampment 1940s: 5 1950s: 6 6 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Encampment River near Encampment
1Jun 4, 19528.33+1.83Moderate4,420
2Jun 1, 19438.25+1.75Moderate4,510
3Jun 8, 19577.72+1.22Moderate3,560
4Jun 8, 20107.67+1.17Moderate4,605
5Jun 3, 19407.44+0.94Minor1,460
6Jun 17, 20117.28+0.78Minor4,460
7Jun 10, 19867.12+0.62Minor3,870
8May 27, 19426.91+0.41Minor2,870
9Jun 5, 19566.89+0.39Minor2,670
10May 30, 20146.89+0.39Minor3,900
11Jun 13, 19536.87+0.37Minor2,670
12Jun 18, 19496.77+0.27Minor2,570
13Jun 14, 19656.75+0.25Minor3,080
14Jun 15, 19796.71+0.21Minor3,180
15Jun 17, 19506.67+0.17Minor2,530
16Jun 6, 19746.60+0.10Minor3,070
17Jun 3, 19976.57+0.07Minor3,380
18May 22, 19486.56+0.06Minor2,620
19May 30, 19586.56+0.06Minor2,350
20Jun 23, 19716.54+0.04Minor3,020
21Jun 17, 19956.53+0.03Minor3,330
22Jun 24, 19836.52+0.02Minor3,000
23Jun 16, 19786.46−0.04Action2,940
24Jun 4, 20086.43−0.07Action2,970
25May 29, 19516.40−0.10Action2,290
26Jun 26, 19826.39−0.11Action2,980
27Jun 9, 19726.32−0.18Action2,690
28Jun 21, 20196.32−0.18Action3,420
29Jun 23, 19456.31−0.19Action2,370
30May 23, 20066.28−0.22Action2,830
31Jun 6, 20246.23−0.27Action2,820
32Jun 2, 20036.14−0.36Action2,740
33Jun 8, 20166.05−0.45Action2,820
34May 26, 20236.04−0.46Action2,730
35May 24, 19845.99−0.51Action2,660
36May 21, 20095.95−0.55Action2,630
37Jun 26, 19705.92−0.58Action2,370
38May 25, 20055.90−0.60Action2,540
39May 14, 19415.89−0.61Action1,950
40May 31, 19445.87−0.63Action1,940
41Jun 9, 19475.87−0.63Action1,950
42May 13, 19625.87−0.63Action2,360
43Jun 12, 19805.84−0.66Action2,390
44May 18, 19965.83−0.67Action2,510
45Jun 7, 19685.79−0.71Action2,290
46Jun 4, 19605.78−0.72Action1,710
47Jun 16, 19755.73−0.77Action2,360
48Jun 8, 19885.71−0.79Action2,310
49Jun 22, 19995.70−0.80Action2,370
50Jun 9, 19855.66−0.84Action2,180

The worst floods along the Encampment River

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

June 8, 2010: 7.67 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EncampmentWY · Jun 7, 2010 · 6.22 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Encampment River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Encampment River
EncampmentWY5.56.22 ft, Jun 7, 20100
Encampment this gaugeWY6.58.33 ft, Jun 4, 19520

Other gauges in Carbon County

Flood gauges in Carbon County
Encampment5.56.22 ft, Jun 7, 20100
Boles Spring8.014.10 ft, May 17, 19780
Dixon9.59.52 ft, May 10, 20160
Elk Mountain7.07.08 ft, Jun 30, 20110
Hanna6.06.74 ft, May 12, 19730
Saratoga8.510.49 ft, Jun 9, 20110
Sinclair9.011.64 ft, Jun 14, 20103
Arlington6.06.11 ft, Jun 2, 20090
Savery4.54.59 ft, May 17, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ECRW4, 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.