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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Wind River below Below Diversion Dam at Highway 26 Bridge. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 0 Moderate Flood Stage: 7 Flood Stage: 6 Action Stage: 5.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 7.45 ft on 06/01/2020 (2) 7.21 ft on 06/06/2017 (3) 6.44 ft on 06/06/2021 (4) 6.29 ft on 06/08/2019 (5) 6.00 ft on 07/01/2011 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 6.44 ft on 06/06/2021 (2) 7.45 ft on 06/01/2020 (3) 6.29 ft on 06/08/2019 (4) 5.56 ft on 06/19/2018 (5) 5.14 ft on 05/28/2018 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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7	Houses and property southeast of the Highway 26 Bridge are totally inundated with water. No access routes available in or out of the property due to the high water.
6	Flood Stage. River begins to overtop left bank just upstream of the Highway 26 Bridge. Minor flooding of homes and property continues southeast of the Highway 26 Bridge.
5.5	Minor flooding begins near homes and property southeast of the Highway 26 Bridge.
5	Bankfull stage.
Photos (1) Looking Upstream---High Flow (10,000 to 11,000 cfs)---early July 2011 (2) Looking Downstream---High Flow (10,000 to 11,000 cfs)---early July 2011 (3) Downstream flooding of Highway 26 (near 10,000 cfs)--early July 2011 (4) Downstream flooding of Highway 26 (near 11,000 cfs)---early June 2017 (5) Downstream flooding (near 11,000 cfs)---early June 2017 (6) Looking Upstream---Moderate Flow (7) Looking Upstream---Low Flow (8) Looking Downstream---Low Flow

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Latitude: 43.220560° N, Longitude: 108.893330° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 6 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 5500.0 ft 5506.0 ft

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