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Smiths Fork near Border

Highest listed crest 5.66 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft41 crests since 1971

The Smiths Fork near Border crested above flood stage 4 times among the 41 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2025. The highest, 5.66 ft on June 4, 1986, was minor flooding, 0.16 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.66 ft
June 4, 1986; 2,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 8, 1991
5.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Smiths Fork near Border
Action stage4.53May 29, 1983The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.54Jun 8, 1991Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

41 crests from 1971 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Smiths Fork near Border, 1971 to 2025 23456ft Flood stage 5.5 ft Jun 18, 1971: 5.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1972: 5.30 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1982: 4.96 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1983: 5.45 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1984: 5.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1986: 5.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1991: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 803 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1992: 2.85 ft, below flood stage; 333 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1993: 4.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1994: 3.13 ft, below flood stage; 455 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1995: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1996: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1997: 4.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1998: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 798 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1999: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 2.80 ft, below flood stage; 674 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2001: 2.24 ft, below flood stage; 424 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 2.39 ft, below flood stage; 424 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 2.82 ft, below flood stage; 485 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 2.32 ft, below flood stage; 461 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2005: 3.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 3.33 ft, below flood stage; 962 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2007: 2.29 ft, below flood stage; 392 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2008: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 733 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2009: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 797 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2011: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2012: 2.15 ft, below flood stage; 431 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 2.33 ft, below flood stage; 516 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 760 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2016: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2017: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2018: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 770 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 3.00 ft, below flood stage; 980 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2020: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 895 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 403 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 2.63 ft, below flood stage; 691 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2023: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2024: 2.75 ft, below flood stage; 773 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2025: 2.72 ft, below flood stage Highest, 5.66 ft, Jun 4, 1986 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Smiths Fork near Border 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 39 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 3.43 ft on May 27, 1942; 4.29 ft on May 30, 1943; 3.75 ft on Jun 10, 1944; 3.37 ft on Jun 23, 1945; 3.89 ft on Apr 26, 1946; 4.21 ft on May 9, 1947; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Smiths Fork near Border
1Jun 4, 19865.66+0.16Minor2,100
2Jun 18, 19715.61+0.11Minor1,610
3Jun 8, 19915.52+0.02Minor803
4May 16, 19845.51+0.01Minor1,900
5May 29, 19835.45−0.05Action1,870
6Jun 7, 19725.30−0.20Action1,440
7May 28, 19824.96−0.54Action1,490
8May 26, 19934.26−1.24Below flood stage1,240
9May 16, 19974.19−1.31Below flood stage1,650
10Jun 10, 19964.18−1.32Below flood stage1,420
11Jun 17, 20203.99−1.51Below flood stage895
12Jun 15, 19953.88−1.62Below flood stage1,090
13May 13, 20173.71−1.79Below flood stage1,670
14May 30, 19993.70−1.80Below flood stage1,440
15Jun 25, 20113.66−1.84Below flood stage1,370
16May 9, 20163.55−1.95Below flood stage1,330
17May 23, 20053.48−2.02Below flood stage1,060
18May 21, 20063.33−2.17Below flood stage962
19May 29, 20143.32−2.18Below flood stage1,140
20May 24, 20233.26−2.24Below flood stage1,160
21Jun 6, 20213.20−2.30Below flood stage403
22Jun 3, 20093.19−2.31Below flood stage1,010
23May 14, 19943.13−2.37Below flood stage455
24Jun 4, 19983.01−2.49Below flood stage798
25Jun 8, 20193.00−2.50Below flood stage980
26May 21, 20082.98−2.52Below flood stage733
27Jun 8, 20102.90−2.60Below flood stage797
28May 21, 19922.85−2.65Below flood stage333
29May 30, 20032.82−2.68Below flood stage485
30May 25, 20002.80−2.70Below flood stage674
31Jun 2, 20152.77−2.73Below flood stage760
32Jun 8, 20242.75−2.75Below flood stage773
33May 27, 20182.72−2.78Below flood stage770
34May 13, 20252.72−2.78Below flood stage—
35Jun 13, 20222.63−2.87Below flood stage691
36Jun 1, 20022.39−3.11Below flood stage424
37May 18, 20132.33−3.17Below flood stage516
38Jun 10, 20042.32−3.18Below flood stage461
39May 21, 20072.29−3.21Below flood stage392
40May 17, 20012.24−3.26Below flood stage424
41May 18, 20122.15−3.35Below flood stage431

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Pixley Dam8.510.90 ft, Jun 5, 19831
Cokeville6.08.75 ft, Jun 7, 19830
Fairview4.04.92 ft, May 13, 20170
La Barge9.010.50 ft, Jun 9, 19860
Pole Creek, near Frontier6.58.10 ft, May 28, 19710
Etna5.55.99 ft, May 25, 20110

Lincoln County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wyoming

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BORW4, 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.