USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
06279940 NORTH FORK SHOSHONE RIVER AT WAPITI, WY
LOCATION - Lat 44°28'11", long 109°25'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.19, T.52 N., R.104 W., Park County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10080012, on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 14-20, 0.3 mi upstream from Jim Creek, and 0.3 mi downstream from Wapiti.
DRAINAGE AREA - 699 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1989 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,580 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 9, 1981, at station 06280000 North Fork Shoshone River near Wapiti, 4.2 mi downstream, reached a discharge of 20,000 ft³/s.