USGS Streamgage 06670500
Laramie River near Fort Laramie, WY
Laramie River near Fort Laramie, WY is USGS streamgage 06670500 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10180011. It drains a watershed of about 4,564 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1915. Typical flow runs near 52.2 cfs in July and 69.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 4,564 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,227 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10180011
- Coordinates
- 42.20051, -104.53835
- USGS site number
- 06670500
- Records begin
- 1915-04-01 (111 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 70 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.1 | 52.4 | 132.1 | |
| February | 22 | 57.5 | 158.7 | |
| March | 24.2 | 69.5 | 186 | |
| April | 43.5 | 69.4 | 290.4 | |
| May | 37.4 | 116.6 | 1,345.7 | |
| June | 36.1 | 79 | 885.2 | |
| July | 31 | 52.2 | 310.1 | |
| August | 23.6 | 47.5 | 117.1 | |
| September | 20.9 | 49.4 | 93 | |
| October | 19.6 | 47.5 | 98.7 | |
| November | 21.1 | 48.2 | 132.1 | |
| December | 21.2 | 50.2 | 131.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).