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Lamar River near Tower Falls

Highest listed crest 17.19 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft86 crests since 1923

The Lamar River near Tower Falls crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1923 to 2025. The highest, 17.19 ft on June 13, 2022, was major flooding, 2.19 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.19 ft
June 13, 2022; 33,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
5th of 73 gauges in Wyoming
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2022
17.19 ft, major flooding
Location
Park County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lamar River near Tower Falls
Flood stage (minor)15.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Jun 13, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1923 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lamar River near Tower Falls, 1923 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jun 12, 1923: 6.90 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1924: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1925: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1926: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 7,310 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1927: 10.10 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1928: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1929: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 8,080 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1930: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,660 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1931: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 8,650 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1932: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 8,420 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1933: 8.06 ft, below flood stage; 9,340 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1934: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1935: 8.36 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1936: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 8,880 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1937: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 6,660 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1938: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 9,800 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1939: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 7,770 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1940: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 6,030 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1941: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,840 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1942: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 8,880 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1943: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1944: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1945: 7.54 ft, below flood stage; 8,030 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1946: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1947: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 7,680 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1948: 8.82 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1949: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 6,880 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1950: 7.84 ft, below flood stage; 8,690 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1951: 8.14 ft, below flood stage; 9,340 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1952: 8.29 ft, below flood stage; 9,670 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1953: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1954: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 8,340 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1955: 6.77 ft, below flood stage; 6,670 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1956: 9.11 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1957: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1958: 7.84 ft, below flood stage; 8,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1959: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1960: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 7,870 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1961: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1962: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 8,090 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1963: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 8,330 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1964: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 8,580 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1965: 8.62 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1966: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 7,020 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1968: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 9,320 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1969: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 7,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1985: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 6,690 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1986: 9.03 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1989: 8.08 ft, below flood stage; 9,130 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1991: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1992: 7.58 ft, below flood stage; 7,960 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1993: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1994: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 8,540 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1995: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1996: 12.15 ft, below flood stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1997: 11.46 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1998: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1999: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2000: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 9,640 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2001: 7.39 ft, below flood stage; 7,690 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 9.85 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2003: 10.48 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2004: 6.63 ft, below flood stage; 5,790 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2005: 8.55 ft, below flood stage; 9,610 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2006: 8.91 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2007: 7.54 ft, below flood stage; 7,570 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2008: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2009: 9.79 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 11.50 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2011: 10.75 ft, below flood stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2012: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2013: 9.24 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 10.69 ft, below flood stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 6,090 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2016: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 5,650 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2017: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2018: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2019: 9.39 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2020: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 7,260 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 17.19 ft, major flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2023: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 9,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2024: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 9,090 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2025: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 8,460 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.19 ft, Jun 13, 2022 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lamar River near Tower Falls 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lamar River near Tower Falls
1Jun 13, 202217.19+2.19Major33,700
2Jun 10, 199612.15−2.85Below flood stage19,500
3Jun 5, 201011.50−3.50Below flood stage17,600
4Jun 5, 199711.46−3.54Below flood stage17,500
5May 31, 202011.12−3.88Below flood stage13,000
6Jun 24, 201110.75−4.25Below flood stage15,500
7May 29, 201410.69−4.31Below flood stage14,900
8May 29, 200310.48−4.52Below flood stage14,200
9Jun 12, 192710.10−4.90Below flood stage13,100
10May 26, 201810.08−4.92Below flood stage11,700
11Jun 6, 19959.95−5.05Below flood stage14,000
12Jun 1, 20029.85−5.15Below flood stage13,200
13May 19, 20099.79−5.21Below flood stage13,800
14May 25, 19289.75−5.25Below flood stage13,600
15Jun 15, 19599.48−5.52Below flood stage13,000
16Jun 3, 20199.39−5.61Below flood stage10,800
17Jun 5, 20179.33−5.67Below flood stage12,000
18May 30, 19259.30−5.70Below flood stage11,500
19Jun 20, 19439.28−5.72Below flood stage12,300
20May 14, 20139.24−5.76Below flood stage11,700
21May 29, 19999.14−5.86Below flood stage11,500
22Jun 2, 19569.11−5.89Below flood stage11,300
23Jun 4, 19869.03−5.97Below flood stage11,000
24May 19, 20088.98−6.02Below flood stage11,000
25May 21, 19938.94−6.06Below flood stage11,900
26May 19, 20068.91−6.09Below flood stage10,400
27May 29, 19488.82−6.18Below flood stage11,800
28Jun 5, 19578.77−6.23Below flood stage10,900
29Jun 13, 19658.62−6.38Below flood stage10,600
30Jun 5, 20128.58−6.42Below flood stage10,200
31Jun 23, 19678.57−6.43Below flood stage10,500
32May 25, 19918.57−6.43Below flood stage10,400
33May 21, 20058.55−6.45Below flood stage9,610
34Jun 13, 19358.36−6.64Below flood stage10,300
35May 28, 20008.30−6.70Below flood stage9,640
36Jun 7, 19528.29−6.71Below flood stage9,670
37Jun 5, 19388.18−6.82Below flood stage9,800
38May 28, 19518.14−6.86Below flood stage9,340
39Jun 20, 19688.10−6.90Below flood stage9,320
40May 10, 19898.08−6.92Below flood stage9,130
41Jun 12, 19338.06−6.94Below flood stage9,340
42May 13, 19947.91−7.09Below flood stage8,540
43Jun 22, 19507.84−7.16Below flood stage8,690
44May 24, 19587.84−7.16Below flood stage8,700
45Jun 9, 19427.80−7.20Below flood stage8,880
46Jun 7, 19647.79−7.21Below flood stage8,580
47Jun 1, 19367.75−7.25Below flood stage8,880
48May 24, 19267.70−7.30Below flood stage7,310
49Jun 3, 19317.70−7.30Below flood stage8,650
50Jun 24, 19547.68−7.32Below flood stage8,340

Other gauges in Park County

Flood gauges in Park County
Meeteetse7.59.20 ft, Jun 15, 19630
Wapiti8.010.40 ft, Jun 13, 20221
Buffalo Bill Reservior9.011.57 ft, Jun 9, 19811

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TFLW4, 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.