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Encampment River near Encampment

Highest listed crest 6.22 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft50 crests since 1966

The Encampment River near Encampment crested above flood stage 2 times among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2019. The highest, 6.22 ft on June 7, 2010, was minor flooding, 0.72 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Encampment River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.22 ft
June 7, 2010; 2,350 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 30, 2011
6.06 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 stage4.527Jun 7, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.52Jun 30, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1966 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Encampment River near Encampment, 1966 to 2019 234567ft Flood stage 5.5 ft May 30, 1966: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 600 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 4.36 ft, below flood stage; 764 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1968: 4.52 ft, action stage; 972 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1970: 5.01 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1971: 5.00 ft, action stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1972: 4.27 ft, below flood stage; 825 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 942 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1974: 4.88 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1975: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1977: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1978: 4.93 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1979: 4.94 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1980: 4.67 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 4.05 ft, below flood stage; 722 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1982: 4.79 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1983: 5.00 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1984: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1985: 4.71 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1986: 4.71 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1987: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 548 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1988: 4.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 4.22 ft, below flood stage; 948 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1991: 4.05 ft, below flood stage; 866 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1992: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 565 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1993: 4.54 ft, action stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1994: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 940 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1995: 4.81 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1996: 4.55 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1997: 4.94 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1999: 4.78 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2000: 4.63 ft, action stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2001: 4.11 ft, below flood stage; 874 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2002: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 156 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2003: 5.04 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2004: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2005: 4.68 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 5.28 ft, action stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2007: 4.04 ft, below flood stage; 797 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2008: 5.06 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2009: 4.96 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2010: 6.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2011: 6.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,180 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2012: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 562 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2013: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 947 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 5.40 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 4.58 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 5.26 ft, action stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2017: 4.77 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2018: 4.05 ft, below flood stage; 835 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 4.65 ft, action stage; 1,175 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.22 ft, Jun 7, 2010 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Encampment River near Encampment 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Encampment River near Encampment
1Jun 7, 20106.22+0.72Minor2,350
2Jun 30, 20116.06+0.56Minor2,180
3May 29, 20145.40−0.10Action1,680
4May 23, 20065.28−0.22Action1,660
5Jun 10, 20165.26−0.24Action1,580
6Jun 19, 20085.06−0.44Action1,520
7Jun 1, 20035.04−0.46Action1,530
8Jun 25, 19705.01−0.49Action1,180
9Jun 21, 19715.00−0.50Action1,280
10Jun 25, 19835.00−0.50Action1,460
11Jun 3, 20094.96−0.54Action1,440
12Jun 15, 19794.94−0.56Action1,380
13Jun 2, 19974.94−0.56Action1,490
14Jun 15, 19784.93−0.57Action1,330
15Jun 5, 19744.88−0.62Action1,300
16Jun 16, 19954.81−0.69Action1,420
17Jun 25, 19824.79−0.71Action1,320
18Jun 21, 19994.78−0.72Action1,320
19Jun 10, 20174.77−0.73Action1,240
20Jun 8, 19854.71−0.79Action1,220
21Jun 10, 19864.71−0.79Action1,340
22May 30, 20054.68−0.82Action1,240
23Jun 12, 19804.67−0.83Action1,190
24Jun 7, 20194.65−0.85Action1,175
25May 29, 20004.63−0.87Action1,210
26Jun 11, 20154.58−0.92Action1,120
27Jun 10, 19964.55−0.95Action1,190
28Jun 16, 19934.54−0.96Action1,170
29Jun 20, 19684.52−0.98Action972
30Jun 14, 19734.47−1.03Below flood stage942
31Jun 21, 19844.47−1.03Below flood stage1,020
32Jul 5, 19754.44−1.06Below flood stage1,000
33Jun 23, 19674.36−1.14Below flood stage764
34Jun 7, 19884.36−1.14Below flood stage1,090
35May 26, 20134.31−1.19Below flood stage947
36Jun 8, 19724.27−1.23Below flood stage825
37Jun 11, 19904.22−1.28Below flood stage948
38Jun 1, 19944.16−1.34Below flood stage940
39May 16, 20014.11−1.39Below flood stage874
40Jun 8, 19814.05−1.45Below flood stage722
41Jun 2, 19914.05−1.45Below flood stage866
42May 26, 20184.05−1.45Below flood stage835
43May 20, 20074.04−1.46Below flood stage797
44May 30, 19663.95−1.55Below flood stage600
45Jun 9, 19773.82−1.68Below flood stage640
46Jun 7, 20043.70−1.80Below flood stage640
47May 23, 20123.60−1.90Below flood stage562
48May 26, 19923.52−1.98Below flood stage565
49May 16, 19873.47−2.03Below flood stage548
50May 30, 20022.84−2.66Below flood stage156

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 7, 2010: 6.22 ft here, minor flooding

  • EncampmentWY · Jun 8, 2010 · 7.67 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Encampment River

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

Flood gauges on the Encampment River
Encampment this gaugeWY5.56.22 ft, Jun 7, 20100
EncampmentWY6.58.33 ft, Jun 4, 19520

Other gauges in Carbon County

Flood gauges in Carbon County
Encampment6.58.33 ft, Jun 4, 19520
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 HOGW4, 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.