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Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain

Highest listed crest 7.08 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft16 crests since 2011

The Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain crested above flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2026. The highest, 7.08 ft on June 30, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.08 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.08 ft
June 30, 2011; 1,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 30, 2011
7.08 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, Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain
Action stage6.09Jun 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.01Jun 30, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

16 crests from 2011 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain, 2011 to 2026 55.566.577.5ft Flood stage 7.0 ft Jun 30, 2011: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2012: 5.01 ft, below flood stage; 316 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 629 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 6.36 ft, action stage; 883 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 6.38 ft, action stage; 894 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 6.75 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2017: 6.36 ft, action stage; 890 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2018: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 6.03 ft, action stage; 644 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 6.41 ft, action stage; 918 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2021: 6.09 ft, action stage; 759 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 6.04 ft, action stage; 745 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2023: 5.85 ft, below flood stageJun 9, 2024: 6.62 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2025: 5.84 ft, below flood stage; 602 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2026: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 295 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.08 ft, Jun 30, 2011 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain
1Jun 30, 20117.08+0.08Minor1,300
2Jun 8, 20166.75−0.25Action1,100
3Jun 9, 20246.62−0.38Action1,070
4Jun 2, 20206.41−0.59Action918
5Jun 17, 20156.38−0.62Action894
6May 29, 20146.36−0.64Action883
7Jun 11, 20176.36−0.64Action890
8Jun 7, 20216.09−0.91Action759
9Jun 12, 20226.04−0.96Action745
10Jun 21, 20196.03−0.97Action644
11Apr 12, 20235.85−1.15Below flood stage—
12Jun 2, 20255.84−1.16Below flood stage602
13Jun 11, 20135.83−1.17Below flood stage629
14May 26, 20185.70−1.30Below flood stage555
15May 29, 20265.22−1.78Below flood stage295
16May 23, 20125.01−1.99Below flood stage316

Gauges on the Medicine Bow River

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

Flood gauges on the Medicine Bow River
Elk Mountain this gaugeWY7.07.08 ft, Jun 30, 20110
HannaWY6.06.74 ft, May 12, 19730

Other gauges in Carbon County

Flood gauges in Carbon County
Encampment6.58.33 ft, Jun 4, 19520
Encampment5.56.22 ft, Jun 7, 20100
Boles Spring8.014.10 ft, May 17, 19780
Dixon9.59.52 ft, May 10, 20160
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 MBRW4, 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.