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North Platte River at Saratoga

Highest listed crest 10.49 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft48 crests since 1917

The North Platte River at Saratoga crested above flood stage 13 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2026. The highest, 10.49 ft on June 9, 2011, was moderate flooding, 1.99 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the North Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.49 ft
June 9, 2011; 16,617 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 23, 2019
9.23 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, North Platte River at Saratoga
Action stage7.514Jun 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.58Jun 23, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.55May 28, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1917 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Platte River at Saratoga, 1917 to 2026 4681012ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 10.5 ft Jun 20, 1917: 10.40 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1945: 8.27 ft, action stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1949: 8.49 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1952: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1957: 9.75 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1958: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1961: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1962: 8.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1963: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1964: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1965: 8.74 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1966: 5.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1967: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1968: 8.14 ft, action stage; 8,620 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1969: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1970: 8.02 ft, action stage; 8,760 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1995: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1996: 7.91 ft, action stage; 8,334 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1997: 8.77 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1998: 7.04 ft, below flood stage; 6,032 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1999: 7.43 ft, below flood stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2000: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 5,523 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2001: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 4,124 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2002: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,218 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2003: 7.94 ft, action stageJun 22, 2004: 5.34 ft, below flood stage; 2,267 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2005: 7.94 ft, action stage; 8,580 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 7.37 ft, below flood stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2007: 6.57 ft, below flood stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 8.31 ft, action stage; 9,990 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2009: 7.97 ft, action stage; 8,671 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2010: 10.16 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2011: 10.49 ft, moderate flooding; 16,617 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2012: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,848 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 4,022 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 10.17 ft, moderate flooding; 14,737 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 7.70 ft, action stage; 6,497 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 8.65 ft, minor flooding; 8,955 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2017: 7.89 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 7.78 ft, action stage; 7,190 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2021: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2023: 8.00 ft, action stage; 7,660 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 7.94 ft, action stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2025: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2026: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 2,020 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.49 ft, Jun 9, 2011 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Platte River at Saratoga 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, North Platte River at Saratoga
1Jun 9, 201110.49+1.99Moderate16,617
2Jun 20, 191710.40+1.90Moderate13,800
3May 28, 201410.17+1.67Moderate14,737
4Jun 13, 201010.16+1.66Moderate16,100
5Jun 14, 19579.75+1.25Moderate13,600
6Jun 7, 19529.37+0.87Minor12,600
7Jun 23, 20199.23+0.73Minor11,900
8Jun 5, 19978.77+0.27Minor11,800
9Jun 14, 19658.74+0.24Minor10,100
10May 30, 19588.73+0.23Minor9,940
11Jun 18, 19958.66+0.16Minor11,300
12Jun 10, 20168.65+0.15Minor8,955
13May 13, 19628.51+0.01Minor9,470
14Jun 13, 19498.49−0.01Action10,200
15Jun 5, 20088.31−0.19Action9,990
16Jun 6, 19458.27−0.23Action7,900
17Jun 7, 19688.14−0.36Action8,620
18Jun 12, 19708.02−0.48Action8,760
19May 19, 20238.00−0.50Action7,660
20Jun 4, 20097.97−0.53Action8,671
21Jun 2, 20037.94−0.56Action—
22Jun 6, 20057.94−0.56Action8,580
23Jun 9, 20247.94−0.56Action7,480
24May 19, 19967.91−0.59Action8,334
25Jun 11, 20177.89−0.61Action6,960
26Jun 2, 20207.78−0.72Action7,190
27Jun 12, 20157.70−0.80Action6,497
28May 31, 19997.43−1.07Below flood stage7,130
29May 23, 20067.37−1.13Below flood stage6,980
30Jun 24, 19677.23−1.27Below flood stage6,460
31Jun 12, 20227.09−1.41Below flood stage5,300
32Jun 18, 19987.04−1.46Below flood stage6,032
33Jun 8, 19646.94−1.56Below flood stage5,160
34Jun 2, 19616.93−1.57Below flood stage4,540
35May 30, 20006.85−1.65Below flood stage5,523
36Jun 19, 19696.81−1.69Below flood stage4,900
37Jun 4, 19636.73−1.77Below flood stage5,150
38May 28, 20186.69−1.81Below flood stage4,110
39May 18, 20136.66−1.84Below flood stage4,022
40May 22, 20076.57−1.93Below flood stage4,880
41Jun 3, 20256.40−2.10Below flood stage3,710
42May 17, 20016.22−2.28Below flood stage4,124
43Jun 7, 20216.17−2.33Below flood stage3,190
44Jun 2, 19665.64−2.86Below flood stage2,570
45Apr 29, 20125.52−2.98Below flood stage1,848
46May 21, 20265.47−3.03Below flood stage2,020
47Jun 22, 20045.34−3.16Below flood stage2,267
48May 6, 20024.58−3.92Below flood stage1,218

The worst floods along the North Platte River

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

June 9, 2011: 10.49 ft here, moderate flooding

May 28, 2014: 10.17 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SinclairWY · May 29, 2014 · 10.50 ft · Moderate

June 13, 2010: 10.16 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the North Platte River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the North Platte River
CasperWY8.08.34 ft, Jun 9, 19840
LewellenNE8.08.92 ft, May 27, 20160
LiscoNE4.05.28 ft, Jun 19, 20110
North PlatteNE6.07.73 ft, Jun 21, 20111
Saratoga this gaugeWY8.510.49 ft, Jun 9, 20110
ScottsbluffNE11.512.74 ft, May 28, 20160
WY-NE State Line nr HenryWY5.56.77 ft, May 11, 20180
GlenrockWY7.07.18 ft, Jun 20, 20110
KeystoneNE6.07.57 ft, Aug 10, 19830
NorthgateCO8.09.45 ft, Mar 21, 20070
OrinWY8.010.45 ft, Jun 12, 19702
SinclairWY9.011.64 ft, Jun 14, 20103
SutherlandNE6.57.11 ft, Jun 21, 20110

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
Elk Mountain7.07.08 ft, Jun 30, 20110
Hanna6.06.74 ft, May 12, 19730
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 SRAW4, 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.