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Shoshone River near Lovell

Highest listed crest 11.51 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft45 crests since 1987

The Shoshone River near Lovell crested above flood stage 3 times among the 45 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1987 to 2025. The highest, 11.51 ft on June 18, 2018, was moderate flooding, 0.51 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.51 ft
June 18, 2018; 8,660 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 2018
11.51 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Big Horn County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Shoshone River near Lovell
Action stage10.07Jun 24, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.02Jun 18, 2009Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.51Jun 18, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

45 crests from 1987 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shoshone River near Lovell, 1987 to 2025 4681012ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jun 9, 1987: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1988: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1989: 6.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1990: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1991: 8.07 ft, below flood stage; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1992: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 4,640 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1993: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1994: 6.87 ft, below flood stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1995: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1996: 10.20 ft, action stage; 7,630 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1996: 10.40 ft, action stage; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1997: 9.77 ft, below flood stage; 7,020 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1998: 10.53 ft, action stage; 7,950 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1999: 8.31 ft, below flood stage; 4,240 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2000: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2001: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2002: 9.36 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2002: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 810 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2003: 9.88 ft, below flood stage; 6,550 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2003: 5.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2005: 9.92 ft, below flood stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2006: 8.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 7.69 ft, below flood stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2008: 10.17 ft, action stage; 6,660 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2009: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2010: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2011: 10.52 ft, action stage; 7,420 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2011: 6.76 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2013: 8.44 ft, below flood stageJun 29, 2013: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2014: 8.74 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 2014: 8.51 ft, below flood stage; 4,760 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2015: 9.41 ft, below flood stage; 5,850 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2016: 7.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2016: 7.42 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2016: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2017: 9.43 ft, below flood stage; 5,540 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 11.51 ft, moderate flooding; 8,660 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2020: 10.47 ft, action stage; 8,450 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2021: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2022: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2023: 10.37 ft, action stage; 6,630 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2024: 8.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2025: 6.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.51 ft, Jun 18, 2018 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shoshone River near Lovell 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 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. 20 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 6.49 ft on Jul 1, 1967; 3.26 ft on Jun 9, 1968; 4.69 ft on Jun 25, 1969; 5.73 ft on Jun 28, 1970; 4.12 ft on Jun 28, 1971; 4.42 ft on Jun 9, 1972; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Shoshone River near Lovell
1Jun 18, 201811.51+0.51Moderate8,660
2Jun 13, 200111.27+0.27Minor9,680
3Jun 18, 200911.08+0.08Minor9,410
4Jul 5, 199810.53−0.47Action7,950
5Jul 15, 201110.52−0.48Action7,420
6Jun 30, 202010.47−0.53Action8,450
7Jul 1, 199610.40−0.60Action8,520
8Jun 24, 202310.37−0.63Action6,630
9Feb 5, 199610.20−0.80Action7,630
10Jul 9, 200810.17−0.83Action6,660
11Jun 27, 20059.92−1.08Below flood stage6,100
12Jun 20, 20039.88−1.12Below flood stage6,550
13Jun 15, 19979.77−1.23Below flood stage7,020
14Jul 2, 20179.43−1.57Below flood stage5,540
15Jun 16, 20159.41−1.59Below flood stage5,850
16Feb 1, 20029.36−1.64Below flood stage6,050
17Jul 15, 19959.20−1.80Below flood stage8,100
18May 28, 20199.08−1.92Below flood stage5,570
19Mar 7, 20148.74−2.26Below flood stage—
20Jul 14, 20148.51−2.49Below flood stage4,760
21Jun 19, 20228.48−2.52Below flood stage4,300
22Jul 2, 20108.47−2.53Below flood stage4,720
23Jan 25, 20138.44−2.56Below flood stage—
24May 7, 19888.41−2.59Below flood stage6,210
25Apr 10, 20248.35−2.65Below flood stage4,260
26Jun 17, 19998.31−2.69Below flood stage4,240
27Jun 12, 20068.29−2.71Below flood stage3,550
28Sep 11, 19918.07−2.93Below flood stage5,470
29Oct 4, 20167.87−3.13Below flood stage3,910
30Apr 8, 20217.87−3.13Below flood stage3,610
31Jun 7, 20077.69−3.31Below flood stage2,840
32Jun 16, 19927.66−3.34Below flood stage4,640
33Sep 25, 20167.42−3.58Below flood stage3,360
34Jun 9, 19877.31−3.69Below flood stage3,980
35Jun 27, 20167.18−3.82Below flood stage3,050
36Jun 29, 20137.00−4.00Below flood stage2,750
37Jul 9, 19906.93−4.07Below flood stage3,320
38May 17, 20006.92−4.08Below flood stage2,630
39Jul 7, 19946.87−4.13Below flood stage3,230
40Jun 21, 19896.77−4.23Below flood stage3,070
41Oct 7, 20116.76−4.24Below flood stage2,740
42Apr 28, 20256.68−4.32Below flood stage2,050
43Jul 4, 19936.56−4.44Below flood stage2,740
44Oct 18, 20035.88−5.12Below flood stage1,240
45Sep 8, 20025.26−5.74Below flood stage810

Gauges on the Shoshone River

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

Flood gauges on the Shoshone River
Buffalo Bill ReserviorWY9.011.57 ft, Jun 9, 19811
Lovell this gaugeWY11.011.51 ft, Jun 18, 20180

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
Manderson8.510.37 ft, Jun 30, 20110
Shell6.57.49 ft, Jun 24, 19450

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLOW4, 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.