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South Fork Little Medicine Bow River in Wyoming

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

About this river

South Fork Little Medicine Bow River is a 10.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge L Medicine Bow R ab Sand Cr, nr Shirley Basin, WY (site 06634060). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

South Fork Little Medicine Bow River typically runs highest in May, at a median 62 cfs, and lowest in August, at 1.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 406 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at L Medicine Bow R ab Sand Cr, nr Shirley Basin, WY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.91.9 to 3.8
February4.73.4 to 6.2
March7.44.9 to 13
April2612 to 53
May6223 to 124
June8.34.0 to 22
July2.71.6 to 5.6
August1.30.8 to 2.3
September1.30.7 to 2.0
October2.52.0 to 3.7
November3.51.7 to 4.7
December3.42.0 to 5.1

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for L Medicine Bow R ab Sand Cr, nr Shirley Basin, WY (site 06634060). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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