USGS Streamgage 06228000
Wind River at Riverton, WY
Wind River at Riverton, WY is USGS streamgage 06228000 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080001. It drains a watershed of about 2,311 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1906. Typical flow runs near 1,053.3 cfs in July and 336.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 2,311 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,917 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080001
- Coordinates
- 43.01051, -108.37677
- USGS site number
- 06228000
- Records begin
- 1906-06-14 (120 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 114 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 | 216.9 | 308.2 | 460.2 | |
| February | 219.5 | 318 | 455.5 | |
| March | 203.8 | 345.7 | 493.9 | |
| April | 86.2 | 336.3 | 747.7 | |
| May | 65.8 | 842.6 | 2,603.2 | |
| June | 166.3 | 2,316.3 | 5,973.7 | |
| July | 52.9 | 1,053.3 | 3,732.3 | |
| August | 46.6 | 299.5 | 1,627.7 | |
| September | 65.6 | 277.7 | 918.8 | |
| October | 159.3 | 527 | 948.9 | |
| November | 297.1 | 437.3 | 635.1 | |
| December | 227.6 | 340.3 | 479.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).