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Around Snake River
- National Elk Refuge & Greater Yellowstone Visitor CenterVisitor center4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Bridger-Teton National ForestRecreation area4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- National Elk RefugeRecreation area5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor CenterVisitor center12.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Snake River is a 62.1 mile river near Colter Bay Marina & Boat Launch in Wyoming. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Snake River above Jackson Lake at Flagg Ranch WY (site 13010065). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1984 to 2026
Snake River typically runs highest in May, at a median 2,950 cfs, and lowest in September, at 305 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,300 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 324 | 290 to 365 |
| February | 314 | 287 to 368 |
| March | 339 | 297 to 385 |
| April | 526 | 400 to 780 |
| May | 2,950 | 2,100 to 4,110 |
| June | 2,545 | 1,385 to 3,990 |
| July | 597 | 433 to 936 |
| August | 353 | 263 to 481 |
| September | 305 | 233 to 398 |
| October | 333 | 251 to 391 |
| November | 324 | 268 to 396 |
| December | 327 | 288 to 380 |
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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snake River above Jackson Lake at Flagg Ranch WY (site 13010065). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Snake River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Snake RiverSnake RiverPublic
- Slide Lake, LowerSlide Lake, LowerPublic
- Jenny LakeJenny LakePublic
- Signal MountainJackson LakePublic
- Jackson LakeJackson LakePublic
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