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Nowood River near Manderson

Highest listed crest 10.37 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft9 crests since 2011

The Nowood River near Manderson crested above flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2019. The highest, 10.37 ft on June 30, 2011, was moderate flooding, 1.87 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.37 ft
June 30, 2011; 13,760 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 30, 2011
10.37 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Big Horn County
Wyoming
Identifiers
NWS NWMW4
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Nowood River near Manderson
Action stage7.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.51Jun 30, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2011 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nowood River near Manderson, 2011 to 2019 4681012ft Flood stage 8.5 ft Jun 30, 2011: 10.37 ft, moderate flooding; 13,760 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 6.39 ft, below flood stage; 3,609 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2013: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,697 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2014: 7.44 ft, below flood stage; 5,463 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 6.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,542 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,875 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2017: 6.77 ft, below flood stage; 5,190 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 4,475 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.37 ft, Jun 30, 2011 20152020
  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, Nowood River near Manderson
1Jun 30, 201110.37+1.87Moderate13,760
2May 30, 20147.44−1.06Below flood stage5,463
3May 14, 20176.77−1.73Below flood stage5,190
4Jun 2, 20156.45−2.05Below flood stage3,542
5Jun 6, 20126.39−2.11Below flood stage3,609
6May 28, 20186.01−2.49Below flood stage4,475
7Jun 12, 20135.94−2.56Below flood stage2,697
8Jun 8, 20195.58−2.92Below flood stage2,670
9Jun 8, 20165.17−3.33Below flood stage1,875

Gauges on the Nowood River

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

Flood gauges on the Nowood River
Manderson this gaugeWY8.510.37 ft, Jun 30, 20110
TensleepWY8.510.48 ft, May 29, 20190

Other gauges in Big Horn County

Flood gauges in Big Horn County
Basin10.510.80 ft, Jun 11, 20110
Greybull92.093.50 ft, Mar 9, 20140
Shell6.57.49 ft, Jun 24, 19450
Lovell11.011.51 ft, Jun 18, 20180

Big Horn County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wyoming

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NWMW4, 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.