About this river
Pioneer Canal is a 6.1 mile canal near Wyoming River Gear in Wyoming. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Laramie River at Laramie, WY (site 06660000). The mapped line runs from 41.2823, -105.6745 to 41.3359, -105.6371. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1933 to 2026
Pioneer Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 466 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,880 cfs, in 1957.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40 | 30 to 54 | |
| February | 42 | 34 to 52 | |
| March | 54 | 41 to 75 | |
| April | 69 | 40 to 105 | |
| May | 175 | 95 to 386 | |
| June | 466 | 190 to 806 | |
| July | 67 | 28 to 99 | |
| August | 26 | 12 to 44 | |
| September | 13 | 6.3 to 24 | |
| October | 46 | 20 to 65 | |
| November | 48 | 31 to 66 | |
| December | 46 | 34 to 55 |
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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Laramie River at Laramie, WY (site 06660000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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