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Around Fivemile Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Fivemile Creek is a 57.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fivemile Creek near Shoshoni, WY (site 06253000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Fivemile Creek typically runs highest in August, at a median 331 cfs, and lowest in February, at 50 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 964 cfs, in 1973.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54 | 42 to 62 |
| February | 50 | 40 to 60 |
| March | 54 | 46 to 62 |
| April | 67 | 48 to 95 |
| May | 175 | 149 to 207 |
| June | 271 | 219 to 327 |
| July | 319 | 249 to 366 |
| August | 331 | 261 to 391 |
| September | 300 | 242 to 357 |
| October | 125 | 88 to 158 |
| November | 83 | 67 to 99 |
| December | 61 | 49 to 72 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fivemile Creek near Shoshoni, WY (site 06253000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Fivemile Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pilot Butte ReservoirPilot Butte ReservoirPublic
- Cameahwait Lake (Bass Lake)Cameahwait Lake (Bass Lake)Public
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