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Wind River near Crowheart

Highest listed crest 11.23 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft74 crests since 1947

The Wind River near Crowheart crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2025. The highest, 11.23 ft on June 19, 1999, was major flooding, 1.23 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Wind River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.23 ft
June 19, 1999; 13,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
2
3rd of 73 gauges in Wyoming
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2022
10.94 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Fremont County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wind River near Crowheart
Action stage9.023Jun 21, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.06Jun 29, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.56Jun 12, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.02Jun 19, 1999Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1947 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wind River near Crowheart, 1947 to 2025 681012ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Jun 21, 1947: 8.27 ft, below flood stage; 8,630 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1951: 8.90 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1953: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1956: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1957: 9.08 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1961: 7.13 ft, below flood stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1962: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 9,060 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1963: 9.16 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1964: 7.92 ft, below flood stage; 7,930 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1965: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1965: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 9,810 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1966: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 9.30 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1968: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 5,950 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1969: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 5,020 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1970: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 5,940 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1971: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1972: 9.41 ft, action stage; 9,820 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1973: 7.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,770 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1974: 9.60 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1975: 9.53 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1976: 8.11 ft, below flood stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1977: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1978: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1979: 7.56 ft, below flood stage; 5,170 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1980: 8.58 ft, below flood stage; 7,890 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1981: 9.59 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1982: 9.03 ft, action stage; 4,520 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1983: 9.31 ft, action stage; 9,310 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1984: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 7,310 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 9.90 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1987: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 4,340 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1988: 8.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,270 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1989: 9.10 ft, action stage; 5,760 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 8.71 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1991: 11.04 ft, major flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1992: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 8,210 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 9.61 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1994: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1995: 10.80 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1996: 10.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1997: 10.93 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1998: 10.62 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1999: 11.23 ft, major flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 8.59 ft, below flood stage; 4,360 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2001: 8.17 ft, below flood stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 9.08 ft, action stage; 6,230 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 9.53 ft, action stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2004: 8.22 ft, below flood stage; 3,820 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 9.57 ft, action stage; 6,859 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2005: 9.72 ft, action stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 8.19 ft, below flood stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2007: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2008: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 5,330 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2009: 9.64 ft, action stage; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 9.87 ft, action stage; 8,790 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2011: 10.87 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2012: 8.48 ft, below flood stage; 5,110 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 8.07 ft, below flood stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2014: 9.53 ft, action stage; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2014: 8.64 ft, below flood stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 9.17 ft, action stage; 6,700 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 9.71 ft, action stage; 9,990 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 8.91 ft, below flood stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2017: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2018: 10.78 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2019: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2020: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 10,306 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 9.75 ft, action stage; 7,704 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 10.94 ft, moderate flooding; 14,270 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2023: 9.75 ft, action stage; 12,853 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2024: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 7,555 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2025: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 3,281 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.23 ft, Jun 19, 1999 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wind River near Crowheart 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 0 2010s: 5 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wind River near Crowheart
1Jun 19, 199911.23+1.23Major13,200
2Jun 13, 199111.04+1.04Major14,300
3Jun 12, 202210.94+0.94Moderate14,270
4Jun 9, 199710.93+0.93Moderate12,200
5Jul 1, 201110.87+0.87Moderate14,700
6Jun 15, 199510.80+0.80Moderate11,400
7Jun 19, 201810.78+0.78Moderate11,300
8Jul 4, 199810.62+0.62Moderate10,600
9Jun 8, 201710.39+0.39Minor15,100
10Jun 11, 199610.31+0.31Minor9,170
11Jun 29, 202010.29+0.29Minor10,306
12May 28, 201810.24+0.24Minor9,200
13Jun 14, 201910.22+0.22Minor10,000
14Jun 24, 197110.04+0.04Minor12,300
15Jun 6, 19869.90−0.10Action10,300
16Jun 8, 20109.87−0.13Action8,790
17Jun 6, 20219.75−0.25Action7,704
18Jun 21, 20239.75−0.25Action12,853
19Jun 23, 20059.72−0.28Action7,480
20Jun 11, 20159.71−0.29Action9,990
21Jul 5, 20099.64−0.36Action7,100
22May 22, 19939.61−0.39Action5,720
23Jun 18, 19749.60−0.40Action10,500
24Jun 9, 19819.59−0.41Action10,600
25May 24, 20059.57−0.43Action6,859
26Jul 10, 19759.53−0.47Action10,200
27May 31, 20039.53−0.47Action6,980
28May 30, 20149.53−0.47Action8,520
29Jun 8, 19729.41−0.59Action9,820
30Jun 11, 19839.31−0.69Action9,310
31Jun 23, 19679.30−0.70Action11,800
32Jun 2, 20159.17−0.83Action6,700
33Jun 6, 19639.16−0.84Action13,000
34Jun 6, 19899.10−0.90Action5,760
35Jun 7, 19579.08−0.92Action11,400
36Jun 1, 20029.08−0.92Action6,230
37Jun 28, 19829.03−0.97Action4,520
38Jun 25, 20088.94−1.06Below flood stage5,330
39Jul 26, 20078.93−1.07Below flood stage5,000
40Jun 10, 20168.91−1.09Below flood stage7,550
41Jul 17, 19518.90−1.10Below flood stage10,500
42Jun 29, 19928.78−1.22Below flood stage8,210
43Jun 17, 19658.77−1.23Below flood stage9,810
44May 14, 19948.77−1.23Below flood stage4,200
45Jun 11, 19908.71−1.29Below flood stage4,200
46Jun 27, 20148.64−1.36Below flood stage5,410
47Jun 14, 19538.63−1.37Below flood stage10,800
48Jun 8, 20248.60−1.40Below flood stage7,555
49May 25, 20008.59−1.41Below flood stage4,360
50Jun 2, 19568.58−1.42Below flood stage10,200

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 19, 1999: 11.23 ft here, major flooding

  • RivertonWY · Jun 20, 1999 · 10.84 ft · Minor

June 13, 1991: 11.04 ft here, major flooding

June 12, 2022: 10.94 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RivertonWY · Jun 13, 2022 · 10.07 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
RivertonWY9.012.06 ft, Jun 10, 20171
Below Diversion Dam at Highway 26 BridgeWY6.07.45 ft, Jun 1, 20200
Crowheart this gaugeWY10.011.23 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
Riverton9.012.06 ft, Jun 10, 20171
Below Diversion Dam at Highway 26 Bridge6.07.45 ft, Jun 1, 20200
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 CROW4, 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.