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North Platte River near Orin

Highest listed crest 10.45 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft70 crests since 1959

The North Platte River near Orin crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 70 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1959 to 2026. The highest, 10.45 ft on June 12, 1970, was major flooding, 2.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.45 ft
June 12, 1970; 22,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
2
3rd of 73 gauges in Wyoming
Most recent flood crest
May 24, 2008
8.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Converse 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 near Orin
Action stage7.09May 13, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.04May 24, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.01Feb 19, 1980Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.02Jun 12, 1970Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

70 crests from 1959 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Platte River near Orin, 1959 to 2026 24681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft May 5, 1959: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1960: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1961: 4.66 ft, below flood stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1962: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 9,350 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1962: 5.01 ft, below flood stage; 4,440 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1964: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1965: 10.00 ft, major flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1966: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 8,270 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1967: 4.90 ft, below flood stage; 4,160 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1968: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1969: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1970: 10.45 ft, major flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1971: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1972: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1973: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1974: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 7,950 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1975: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1976: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 4,090 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1977: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 5,390 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1978: 7.76 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1979: 5.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 9.43 ft, moderate flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1981: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1982: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1983: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 9,340 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1984: 7.42 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1985: 4.57 ft, below flood stage; 4,090 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1986: 7.30 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1987: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1988: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,180 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1989: 4.84 ft, below flood stage; 4,210 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1990: 4.41 ft, below flood stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1991: 8.90 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1992: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 5,030 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1993: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 4,850 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1994: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1995: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 8,970 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1996: 5.67 ft, below flood stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1997: 6.38 ft, below flood stage; 6,810 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1998: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1999: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 6,620 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2000: 6.43 ft, below flood stage; 7,090 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2001: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2001: 6.73 ft, below flood stageJan 1, 2002: 7.39 ft, action stageAug 5, 2002: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2003: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 3,640 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2004: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2005: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2006: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2009: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 5,430 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 7.13 ft, action stage; 9,360 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2011: 7.31 ft, action stage; 9,820 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2012: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 5.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2014: 7.76 ft, action stageMay 30, 2015: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2016: 7.82 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2017: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 5,040 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2018: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 4,050 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 6,140 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2020: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2021: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2022: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2023: 7.12 ft, action stage; 6,760 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2024: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2025: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 4,010 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2026: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.45 ft, Jun 12, 1970 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Platte River near Orin 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 7.20 ft on Jun 24, 1899; 5.14 ft on Apr 19, 1958.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 70 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Platte River near Orin
1Jun 12, 197010.45+2.45Major22,500
2May 15, 196510.00+2.00Major23,800
3Feb 19, 19809.43+1.43Moderate5,650
4May 15, 19918.90+0.90Minor15,200
5May 21, 19738.45+0.45Minor16,000
6May 5, 19718.18+0.18Minor14,000
7May 24, 20088.000.00Minor13,000
8May 8, 20167.82−0.18Action10,800
9May 17, 19787.76−0.24Action12,200
10Mar 4, 20147.76−0.24Action—
11May 15, 19847.42−0.58Action11,400
12Jan 1, 20027.39−0.61Action—
13May 30, 20117.31−0.69Action9,820
14Jun 11, 19867.30−0.70Action10,400
15Jun 14, 20107.13−0.87Action9,360
16May 13, 20237.12−0.88Action6,760
17May 10, 19956.95−1.05Below flood stage8,970
18Jun 16, 19626.81−1.19Below flood stage9,350
19Nov 18, 20016.73−1.27Below flood stage—
20Jul 23, 19836.67−1.33Below flood stage9,340
21Jul 26, 19826.64−1.36Below flood stage8,200
22Aug 19, 19666.49−1.51Below flood stage8,270
23May 18, 20006.43−1.57Below flood stage7,090
24Jun 14, 19976.38−1.62Below flood stage6,810
25Jun 26, 19996.33−1.67Below flood stage6,620
26May 29, 20196.26−1.74Below flood stage6,140
27Apr 27, 19746.12−1.88Below flood stage7,950
28May 5, 20206.07−1.93Below flood stage4,660
29Jul 13, 20095.96−2.04Below flood stage5,430
30Jun 13, 20175.83−2.17Below flood stage5,040
31May 30, 20155.76−2.24Below flood stage4,600
32May 6, 20075.75−2.25Below flood stage4,800
33Jun 8, 19685.67−2.33Below flood stage5,960
34Apr 25, 19965.67−2.33Below flood stage4,820
35May 29, 20255.59−2.41Below flood stage4,010
36Jun 20, 20185.56−2.44Below flood stage4,050
37Jun 26, 20215.49−2.51Below flood stage3,750
38May 16, 20245.46−2.54Below flood stage3,510
39Mar 26, 19985.45−2.55Below flood stage4,320
40May 27, 20125.44−2.56Below flood stage3,950
41Jul 28, 19775.40−2.60Below flood stage5,390
42Jun 25, 19925.33−2.67Below flood stage5,030
43Apr 25, 20035.33−2.67Below flood stage3,640
44Aug 9, 19795.28−2.72Below flood stage5,000
45Apr 29, 20015.26−2.74Below flood stage3,430
46Jul 13, 19945.25−2.75Below flood stage3,660
47Aug 4, 20055.25−2.75Below flood stage3,420
48Jul 6, 20135.23−2.77Below flood stage3,120
49May 21, 19645.22−2.78Below flood stage4,900
50Jul 1, 20225.16−2.84Below flood stage2,980

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
SaratogaWY8.510.49 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
Orin this gaugeWY8.010.45 ft, Jun 12, 19702
SinclairWY9.011.64 ft, Jun 14, 20103
SutherlandNE6.57.11 ft, Jun 21, 20110

Other gauges in Converse County

Flood gauges in Converse County
Glenrock7.07.18 ft, Jun 20, 20110

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORIW4, 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.