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Wind River at Riverton

Highest listed crest 12.06 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft50 crests since 1978

The Wind River at Riverton crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1978 to 2024. The highest, 12.06 ft on June 10, 2017, was major flooding, 3.06 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Wind River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.06 ft
June 10, 2017; 11,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
1
5th of 73 gauges in Wyoming
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2023
10.72 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fremont County
Near Riverton (1.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wind River at Riverton
Action stage8.08Jun 11, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.018Jun 22, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.02Jun 19, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.01Jun 10, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1978 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wind River at Riverton, 1978 to 2024 468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jun 10, 1978: 8.56 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1979: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,500 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1980: 8.60 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1981: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1982: 8.74 ft, action stage; 5,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1983: 9.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,010 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1984: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1985: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1986: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1987: 6.47 ft, below flood stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1988: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1989: 7.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,960 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1991: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1992: 6.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1994: 5.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1995: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1996: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1997: 10.86 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1998: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1999: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2001: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 925 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 6.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2003: 8.00 ft, action stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2004: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 8.31 ft, action stage; 4,775 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2005: 8.87 ft, action stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2007: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2008: 7.54 ft, below flood stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2009: 9.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2010: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2011: 11.80 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2013: 6.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,350 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2014: 8.20 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2016: 8.68 ft, action stage; 5,250 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2017: 12.06 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2018: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2018: 11.06 ft, moderate flooding; 9,720 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2019: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,290 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2020: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,380 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2023: 10.72 ft, minor flooding; 9,610 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2024: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 4,230 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.06 ft, Jun 10, 2017 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wind River at Riverton 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 1990s: 6 2000s: 1 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 3 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. 48 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 10.45 ft on Jun 15, 1924; 6.00 ft on May 25, 1929; 7.40 ft on Aug 13, 1930; 6.43 ft on Jun 8, 1931; 6.95 ft on Jun 24, 1932; 7.20 ft on Jun 14, 1933; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Wind River at Riverton
1Jun 10, 201712.06+3.06Major11,800
2Jul 2, 201111.80+2.80Moderate11,200
3Jun 19, 201811.06+2.06Moderate9,720
4Jun 10, 199710.86+1.86Minor10,100
5Jun 20, 199910.84+1.84Minor9,000
6Jun 22, 202310.72+1.72Minor9,610
7Jun 14, 199110.50+1.50Minor8,470
8Jun 12, 201510.27+1.27Minor7,790
9Jun 10, 198110.13+1.13Minor7,780
10Jun 13, 202210.07+1.07Minor8,650
11May 29, 201810.01+1.01Minor7,590
12Jun 16, 19959.92+0.92Minor7,640
13Jun 7, 19869.56+0.56Minor7,320
14May 31, 20149.51+0.51Minor6,350
15Jun 9, 20109.42+0.42Minor6,370
16Jun 12, 19839.40+0.40Minor7,010
17Jun 30, 20209.30+0.30Minor6,380
18Jul 5, 20099.27+0.27Minor6,160
19Jul 4, 19989.25+0.25Minor6,160
20Jun 12, 19969.24+0.24Minor6,360
21Jun 16, 20199.20+0.20Minor6,290
22Jun 23, 20058.87−0.13Action6,200
23Jun 29, 19828.74−0.26Action5,800
24Jun 11, 20168.68−0.32Action5,250
25May 23, 19808.60−0.40Action5,570
26Jun 10, 19788.56−0.44Action5,500
27May 24, 20058.31−0.69Action4,775
28Jun 28, 20148.20−0.80Action4,220
29Jun 1, 20038.00−1.00Action4,360
30May 27, 19797.94−1.06Below flood stage4,500
31Jun 6, 20217.82−1.18Below flood stage4,280
32Jun 1, 19847.60−1.40Below flood stage4,020
33Jun 26, 20087.54−1.46Below flood stage3,700
34Jun 20, 19897.47−1.53Below flood stage3,960
35Jun 8, 20247.32−1.68Below flood stage4,230
36Jun 6, 20127.25−1.75Below flood stage2,950
37May 22, 19936.92−2.08Below flood stage3,310
38Jul 1, 20046.66−2.34Below flood stage2,780
39Jun 28, 19926.62−2.38Below flood stage2,870
40Jun 1, 20026.59−2.41Below flood stage2,640
41May 15, 20136.57−2.43Below flood stage2,140
42Jun 9, 19876.47−2.53Below flood stage2,690
43Jun 11, 19906.27−2.73Below flood stage2,480
44May 25, 20006.18−2.82Below flood stage2,200
45Jun 8, 19856.09−2.91Below flood stage2,130
46May 14, 19945.98−3.02Below flood stage2,390
47Jul 26, 20075.96−3.04Below flood stage1,750
48May 21, 20065.86−3.14Below flood stage2,060
49Jun 6, 19885.80−3.20Below flood stage2,130
50May 17, 20014.50−4.50Below flood stage925

The worst floods along the Wind River

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

June 10, 2017: 12.06 ft here, major flooding

July 2, 2011: 11.80 ft here, moderate flooding

June 19, 2018: 11.06 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CrowheartWY · Jun 19, 2018 · 10.78 ft · Moderate
  • DuboisWY · Jun 18, 2018 · 5.80 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • KinnearWY · Jun 19, 2018 · 9.44 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Wind River

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

Flood gauges on the Wind River
Boysen Reservoir near ShoshoniWY8.59.31 ft, Jun 14, 19910
Red CreekWY9.59.97 ft, Jun 9, 19970
Riverton this gaugeWY9.012.06 ft, Jun 10, 20171
Below Diversion Dam at Highway 26 BridgeWY6.07.45 ft, Jun 1, 20200
CrowheartWY10.011.23 ft, Jun 19, 19992
DuboisWY5.05.80 ft, Jun 18, 20180
KinnearWY9.09.92 ft, Jul 1, 20110

Other gauges in Fremont County

Flood gauges in Fremont County
Lander5.56.42 ft, Jun 11, 19650
Fort Washakie4.55.11 ft, Jun 18, 20170
Riverton8.011.91 ft, Jun 9, 20101
Sinks Canyon6.57.69 ft, Jun 16, 19630
Fort Washakie6.07.19 ft, Jun 17, 19990
Gallinger Ranch5.05.93 ft, Jun 17, 20170
Sweetwater Station7.012.40 ft, Apr 24, 19803
Boysen Reservoir near Shoshoni8.59.31 ft, Jun 14, 19910
Red Creek9.59.97 ft, Jun 9, 19970
Below Diversion Dam at Highway 26 Bridge6.07.45 ft, Jun 1, 20200
Crowheart10.011.23 ft, Jun 19, 19992
Dubois5.05.80 ft, Jun 18, 20180
Kinnear9.09.92 ft, Jul 1, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDRW4, 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.