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Big Sandy River in Wyoming

River46.6 mi
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Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge4.5 miOregon National Historic Trail11.4 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Big Sandy River is a 46.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Sandy River at Gasson Bridge, near Eden, WY (site 09216050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1972 to 2007

Big Sandy River typically runs highest in July, at a median 79 cfs, and lowest in January, at 29 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,530 cfs, in 1980.

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Typical flow by month at Big Sandy River at Gasson Bridge, near Eden, WY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2922 to 35
February3021 to 36
March5439 to 96
April5640 to 101
May4937 to 75
June7046 to 116
July7946 to 106
August7548 to 94
September7546 to 89
October5843 to 68
November4735 to 58
December3424 to 45

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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sandy River at Gasson Bridge, near Eden, WY (site 09216050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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