Water report · Snake River (WY)

Snake River (WY) conditions

Water reportat Moose2h ago
5,280CFSVery high

Running very high for mid August, and steady since yesterday. Above 90% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:00 PM UTC, Aug 13

60°Fwater11.19 ftgage

Snake River (WY) flow history

Aug 12typical 2,830 to 4,440 cfs
5,280cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 2,830 to 4,440 cfs
5,280cfs
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 2,830 to 4,440 cfs
5,280cfs
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 2,830 to 4,440 cfs
5,280cfs
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

5,280 cfs puts Snake River (WY) in the 90th percentile for August 13, against 32 years of record.

The median for this date is 3,490 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 2,820 and 4,430.

Over the last 7 days, Snake River (WY) ran between 5,220 and 5,360 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Aug 6.

That is 80.0 cfs lower than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Snake River (WY) ran between 5,220 and 6,340 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Jul 14.

That is 1,060 cfs lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Snake River (WY) ran between 4,540 and 8,690 cfs, lowest on May 18 and highest on May 30.

That is 920 cfs lower than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Snake River (WY) ran between 701 and 8,690 cfs, lowest on Jan 28 and highest on May 30.

That is 2,620 cfs higher than on Aug 12.

Water temperature, past 30 days

Aug 12
65°F

64 to 68 °F over the window.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

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USGS monitoring location 13013650, SNAKE RIVER AT MOOSE, WY, 8.9 miles from the centre of Snake River (WY). Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 13013650, SNAKE RIVER AT MOOSE, WY, 8.9 miles from the centre of Snake River (WY). It reports water temperature, gage height and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

Snake River (WY) fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the Snake River (WY) record book