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Laramie River near Fort Laramie

Highest listed crest 9.04 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft50 crests since 1976

The Laramie River near Fort Laramie crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1976 to 2026. The highest, 9.04 ft on June 16, 2010, was major flooding, 2.04 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Laramie River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.04 ft
June 16, 2010; 4,730 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
1
5th of 73 gauges in Wyoming
Most recent flood crest
May 13, 2016
8.08 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Goshen County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Laramie River near Fort Laramie
Action stage6.04May 13, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.04Jun 11, 1995Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.02May 13, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.01Jun 16, 2010Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1976 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Laramie River near Fort Laramie, 1976 to 2026 246810ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Aug 3, 1976: 6.17 ft, action stage; 610 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1978: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 903 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1980: 6.37 ft, action stageMay 15, 1980: 6.18 ft, action stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1981: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 122 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1981: 4.32 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 1982: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 137 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1983: 7.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1984: 7.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1985: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 798 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1987: 3.22 ft, below flood stage; 287 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1988: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1989: 2.18 ft, below flood stage; 78 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1990: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 236 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1991: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1992: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1993: 7.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1994: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 267 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1995: 7.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1996: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1997: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 483 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1998: 2.58 ft, below flood stage; 168 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1999: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2000: 5.13 ft, below flood stage; 988 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2001: 3.45 ft, below flood stage; 243 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2002: 2.66 ft, below flood stage; 105 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2003: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 133 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2004: 2.85 ft, below flood stage; 143 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2005: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 172 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2006: 2.51 ft, below flood stage; 84 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2007: 2.56 ft, below flood stage; 73 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2008: 2.70 ft, below flood stage; 94 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2009: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 858 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 9.04 ft, major flooding; 4,730 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2011: 6.88 ft, action stage; 2,289 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2012: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2013: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 314 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2014: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 692 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 8.67 ft, moderate flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2016: 8.08 ft, moderate flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2017: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 545 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2018: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 330 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2019: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 580 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2020: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 582 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2021: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 233 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2021: 2.85 ft, below flood stage; 106 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2023: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2024: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 339 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2025: 3.46 ft, below flood stage; 215 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2026: 2.93 ft, below flood stage; 43 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.04 ft, Jun 16, 2010 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Laramie River near Fort Laramie 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 8.66 ft on Jun 14, 1970; 8.04 ft on May 6, 1971; 9.40 ft on May 10, 1973; 8.62 ft on Apr 8, 1975.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Laramie River near Fort Laramie
1Jun 16, 20109.04+2.04Major4,730
2May 26, 20158.67+1.67Moderate4,750
3May 13, 20168.08+1.08Moderate4,840
4Jul 3, 19837.93+0.93Minor4,160
5Aug 21, 19937.73+0.73Minor4,690
6Jun 11, 19957.54+0.54Minor3,110
7May 16, 19847.48+0.48Minor4,540
8May 13, 20116.88−0.12Action2,289
9Jan 31, 19806.37−0.63Action—
10May 15, 19806.18−0.82Action1,720
11Aug 3, 19766.17−0.83Action610
12May 20, 19785.49−1.51Below flood stage903
13May 22, 20005.13−1.87Below flood stage988
14May 4, 19995.02−1.98Below flood stage1,010
15Jun 21, 20144.96−2.04Below flood stage692
16Aug 26, 20094.80−2.20Below flood stage858
17May 31, 20194.72−2.28Below flood stage580
18Feb 18, 20204.70−2.30Below flood stage582
19Mar 23, 20174.50−2.50Below flood stage545
20Dec 6, 19814.32−2.68Below flood stage—
21Apr 23, 19824.24−2.76Below flood stage137
22Sep 25, 19814.07−2.93Below flood stage122
23Apr 11, 20184.06−2.94Below flood stage330
24Jan 2, 19854.03−2.97Below flood stage798
25Aug 11, 20134.03−2.97Below flood stage314
26May 18, 20243.90−3.10Below flood stage339
27Mar 30, 19973.89−3.11Below flood stage483
28Jul 5, 20233.70−3.30Below flood stage270
29Mar 27, 20123.58−3.42Below flood stage153
30Sep 2, 20253.46−3.54Below flood stage215
31May 15, 20013.45−3.55Below flood stage243
32May 24, 20213.42−3.58Below flood stage233
33Jul 1, 19923.36−3.64Below flood stage335
34Jul 15, 19943.27−3.73Below flood stage267
35Jun 8, 19873.22−3.78Below flood stage287
36Jun 3, 19913.20−3.80Below flood stage276
37Apr 24, 19963.19−3.81Below flood stage300
38Jul 16, 19903.05−3.95Below flood stage236
39Aug 4, 20053.05−3.95Below flood stage172
40May 7, 19882.97−4.03Below flood stage224
41Jan 17, 20262.93−4.07Below flood stage43
42Sep 30, 20042.85−4.15Below flood stage143
43Dec 30, 20212.85−4.15Below flood stage106
44May 3, 20032.77−4.23Below flood stage133
45Sep 8, 20082.70−4.30Below flood stage94
46Jul 27, 20022.66−4.34Below flood stage105
47Sep 23, 19982.58−4.42Below flood stage168
48Aug 29, 20072.56−4.44Below flood stage73
49Sep 5, 20062.51−4.49Below flood stage84
50Apr 24, 19892.18−4.82Below flood stage78

The worst floods along the Laramie River

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

June 16, 2010: 9.04 ft here, major flooding

  • BoslerWY · Jun 14, 2010 · 7.63 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Laramie River

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

Flood gauges on the Laramie River
BoslerWY7.57.63 ft, Jun 14, 20100
Fort Laramie this gaugeWY7.09.04 ft, Jun 16, 20101

Other gauges in Goshen County

Flood gauges in Goshen County
WY-NE State Line nr Henry5.56.77 ft, May 11, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FLAW4, 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.