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North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti

Highest listed crest 10.40 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft39 crests since 1989

The North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1989 to 2025. The highest, 10.40 ft on June 13, 2022, was major flooding, 2.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.40 ft
June 13, 2022; 16,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
1
5th of 73 gauges in Wyoming
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2022
10.40 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, North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti
Action stage7.54Jun 21, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.07Jun 30, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.01Jun 13, 1991Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.01Jun 13, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

39 crests from 1989 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti, 1989 to 2025 4681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Jun 19, 1989: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 4,810 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1991: 9.54 ft, moderate flooding; 9,460 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1993: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1994: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1995: 8.49 ft, minor flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1996: 8.63 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1997: 8.21 ft, minor flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1998: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1999: 7.96 ft, action stage; 8,630 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2000: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 5,260 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2001: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2002: 8.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 8.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 4,350 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2005: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 6,719 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2005: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 4,485 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2006: 6.86 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2007: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2008: 8.24 ft, minor flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2009: 7.29 ft, below flood stage; 7,620 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2010: 7.81 ft, action stage; 9,450 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2011: 8.13 ft, minor flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2012: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2013: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2014: 7.56 ft, action stage; 8,360 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2014: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 6,710 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2016: 6.47 ft, below flood stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2017: 7.69 ft, action stage; 8,690 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 8,045 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 8,230 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2019: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 6,840 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 5,810 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 10.40 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2023: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 6,160 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2024: 7.40 ft, below flood stage; 7,450 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2025: 7.18 ft, below flood stage; 7,220 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.40 ft, Jun 13, 2022 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 10 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 7.67 ft on Jun 13, 1979; 6.77 ft on Jun 21, 1980; 12.00 ft on Jun 9, 1981; 9.40 ft on Jun 29, 1982; 8.40 ft on Jun 11, 1983; 9.51 ft on Jun 30, 1984; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti
1Jun 13, 202210.40+2.40Major16,900
2Jun 13, 19919.54+1.54Moderate9,460
3May 30, 20038.68+0.68Minor11,200
4Jun 9, 19968.63+0.63Minor11,000
5Jun 6, 19958.49+0.49Minor7,110
6Jun 24, 20088.24+0.24Minor9,650
7Jun 9, 19978.21+0.21Minor9,850
8Jun 30, 20118.13+0.13Minor9,940
9May 31, 20028.10+0.10Minor9,100
10Jun 20, 19997.96−0.04Action8,630
11Jun 7, 20107.81−0.19Action9,450
12Jun 21, 20177.69−0.31Action8,690
13May 27, 20147.56−0.44Action8,360
14Jun 18, 20187.41−0.59Below flood stage8,230
15Jun 10, 20247.40−0.60Below flood stage7,450
16May 28, 20187.34−0.66Below flood stage8,045
17May 21, 20057.32−0.68Below flood stage6,719
18May 31, 20097.29−0.71Below flood stage7,620
19May 27, 19927.19−0.81Below flood stage4,700
20Jun 2, 20257.18−0.82Below flood stage7,220
21Jun 11, 20157.09−0.91Below flood stage6,710
22May 13, 19947.07−0.93Below flood stage4,510
23Jun 20, 20237.00−1.00Below flood stage6,160
24May 15, 20136.99−1.01Below flood stage6,960
25Jun 15, 20196.99−1.01Below flood stage6,840
26Jun 11, 19906.98−1.02Below flood stage4,810
27Jun 21, 19936.93−1.07Below flood stage4,280
28Jul 4, 19986.93−1.07Below flood stage5,690
29May 20, 20066.86−1.14Below flood stage6,200
30Jun 26, 20146.82−1.18Below flood stage6,010
31Jun 7, 20006.75−1.25Below flood stage5,260
32Jun 22, 20056.75−1.25Below flood stage4,485
33Jun 4, 20126.66−1.34Below flood stage6,380
34Jun 9, 20166.47−1.53Below flood stage6,010
35May 14, 20016.41−1.59Below flood stage4,510
36Jun 10, 20046.33−1.67Below flood stage4,350
37May 14, 20076.30−1.70Below flood stage4,280
38Jun 6, 20216.29−1.71Below flood stage5,810
39Jun 19, 19895.05−2.95Below flood stage6,200

Other gauges in Park County

Flood gauges in Park County
Meeteetse7.59.20 ft, Jun 15, 19630
Tower Falls15.017.19 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 NFSW4, 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.