USGS Streamgage 06281000
South Fork Shoshone River Ab Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY
South Fork Shoshone River Ab Buffalo Bill Reservoir, WY is USGS streamgage 06281000 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080013. It drains a watershed of about 580 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 790.7 cfs in July and 152.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 580 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,452 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080013
- Coordinates
- 44.41908, -109.25798
- USGS site number
- 06281000
- Records begin
- 1903-05-01 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 123 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 | 77.8 | 106.8 | 141.5 | |
| February | 78 | 101.4 | 132.1 | |
| March | 85.4 | 109.9 | 165.8 | |
| April | 63.6 | 152.2 | 419.4 | |
| May | 125 | 611.7 | 1,537.6 | |
| June | 551.6 | 1,639 | 3,317 | |
| July | 133.5 | 790.7 | 1,975.1 | |
| August | 1.7 | 70.8 | 388.4 | |
| September | 1 | 15 | 227.8 | |
| October | 22.7 | 99.2 | 300.3 | |
| November | 103.9 | 165.2 | 231.8 | |
| December | 80 | 118.3 | 169.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).