USGS Streamgage 09259050
Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY
Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY is USGS streamgage 09259050 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050003. It sits on the Little Snake River, alongside 5 other gauges Rivermatics tracks on the same river. Discharge records at this site go back to 2023. Typical flow runs near 61.5 cfs in July and 647.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Gauge elevation
- 6,216 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050003
- Coordinates
- 41.02901, -107.68373
- USGS site number
- 09259050
- Records begin
- 2023-10-26 (3 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 0.4 | 1.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 3.7 | 38.4 | ||
| 0.9 | 4.3 | 26.3 | ||
| 0.8 | 3.7 | 20.4 | ||
| 0.8 | 3.6 | 16.8 | ||
| 0.8 | 3.4 | 14.9 | ||
| 0.7 | 3.2 | 13.7 | ||
| 0.9 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 0.8 | 4.3 | 19.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 3 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 | — | 96.7 | — | |
| February | — | 126.7 | — | |
| March | — | 244.1 | — | |
| April | — | 647.3 | — | |
| May | — | 1,492.1 | — | |
| June | — | 1,069.9 | — | |
| July | — | 61.5 | — | |
| August | — | 6.8 | — | |
| September | — | 10.5 | — | |
| October | — | 63 | — | |
| November | — | 83.1 | — | |
| December | — | 93.6 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY normally run highest?
- May, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 1,492.1 cfs, against 6.8 cfs in August, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- How long has Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 09259050 begin in 2023, about 3 years, covering roughly 1,014 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY?
- The gauge sits at 41.02901, -107.68373, in Wyoming, in hydrologic subbasin 14050003, at an elevation of about 6,216 feet.
- Can I use Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Little Snake River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Little Snake River in full.
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- Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY this page