USGS Streamgage 06279940
North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti, WY
North Fork Shoshone River at Wapiti, WY is USGS streamgage 06279940 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080012. It drains a watershed of about 700 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1989. Typical flow runs near 1,532.2 cfs in July and 525.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 700 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,555 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080012
- Coordinates
- 44.47144, -109.41835
- USGS site number
- 06279940
- Records begin
- 1989-10-01 (37 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 37 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 | 115.1 | 148.4 | 211.3 | |
| February | 105 | 140 | 200.9 | |
| March | 124.6 | 193.1 | 371.9 | |
| April | 251.1 | 525.5 | 1,108.3 | |
| May | 920.2 | 1,929 | 4,125.5 | |
| June | 1,744.3 | 3,507.3 | 6,148.3 | |
| July | 744 | 1,532.2 | 3,251 | |
| August | 293.9 | 474.3 | 890.3 | |
| September | 203.7 | 303.2 | 571.9 | |
| October | 199.3 | 275.6 | 516.7 | |
| November | 152.1 | 228 | 364.6 | |
| December | 114.1 | 162.5 | 254.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).