Around here
Around North Fork Little Wind River
- Shoshone River PathwayRecreation area16.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Baldwin Creek Climbing AreaRecreation area17.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Pilot Butte ReservoirRecreation area19.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center and Whiskey MountRecreation area22.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
North Fork Little Wind River is a 27.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge SF L Wind Riv above Washakie Res, near FT Washakie, WY (site 06228350). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1977 to 2026
North Fork Little Wind River typically runs highest in June, at a median 519 cfs, and lowest in February, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,400 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 14 to 21 |
| February | 14 | 12 to 18 |
| March | 18 | 14 to 20 |
| April | 38 | 28 to 58 |
| May | 209 | 122 to 353 |
| June | 519 | 328 to 804 |
| July | 234 | 121 to 349 |
| August | 75 | 46 to 120 |
| September | 47 | 34 to 63 |
| October | 38 | 30 to 51 |
| November | 27 | 21 to 37 |
| December | 22 | 18 to 28 |
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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for SF L Wind Riv above Washakie Res, near FT Washakie, WY (site 06228350). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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