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Smiths Fork in Wyoming

River48.9 mi
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Pine Creek Camp Area3.8 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Smiths Fork is a 48.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Smiths Fork near Border, WY (site 10032000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1943 to 2027

Smiths Fork typically runs highest in June, at a median 565 cfs, and lowest in March, at 59 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,000 cfs, in 1986.

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Typical flow by month at Smiths Fork near Border, WY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6357 to 70
February6055 to 66
March5955 to 65
April11686 to 180
May471337 to 676
June565374 to 786
July236172 to 318
August138114 to 174
September10489 to 119
October8778 to 99
November7669 to 84
December7062 to 75

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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Smiths Fork near Border, WY (site 10032000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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