The combination of a very wet and snowy winter and a rather cool and wet spring set the stage for a prolonged period of flooding along the Wind River. The weather warmed in June and snow melt began, raising the river above flood stage beginning around June 3rd and continuing through the 24th. The crest of 12.1 feet broke the record of 11.8 feet set back in 2011. High water forced the closure of Highway 26 between Kinnear and Crowhart on two seperate occasions for a few days, forcing travelers into a long detour. In addition, the flood waters heavily damaged the irrigation canal near Riverton. The canal was shut down for over two weeks, resulting in a loss of irrigation water for many farmers downstream. Some subdivisions near the damage were put on standby for evacuation due to possible failure. Many other lowlands near the River had flooding for many days, some surrounding homes.

Flood in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 04-JUN-17 00:00:00 to 23-JUN-17 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: CROWHEART
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Deep snow pack melted in the mountains and brought flooding along the Wind River near Crowheart, cresting at around 10 feet. The flooding occurred mainly in low lying areas near the river over rural areas and caused little damage.

Flood in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 04-JUN-17 00:00:00 to 24-JUN-17 14:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: MORTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Snow melt from the mountains produced flooding in the low lying areas near Kinnear. The flooding remained over low lying areas and agricultural land along the Wind River and produced little or no damage.

Flood in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 04-JUN-17 00:00:00 to 22-JUN-17 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: (RIW)RIVERTON RGNL A
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Abnormally large snowpack melted across the mountains of western and central Wyoming and caused the Wind River to Flood. At the Gauge at Riverton, the river crested above 12 feet, a new record. Along the Riverton Irrigation Canal, the water got high enough to flow directly into the canal, threatening the city of Riverton with flooding. The canal had to be breached to prevent the flooding. As a result, many farmers along the canal were left without irrigation water into July. The repairs to the canal cost around an estimated $2 million dollars. In addition, there was extensive flooding of agricultural land along the Wind River to it's confluence with the Little Wind River.

Flood in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 03-JUN-17 00:00:00 to 23-JUN-17 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: DUBOIS MUNI ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Warm temperatures melted a well above normal snow pack in the mountains to the west of Dubois and led to flooding of the Wind River for a few weeks. There were two periods of flooding, the first from June 3rd through the 13th, and again from June 17th through the 24th. The River peaked at 5.7 feet, about 0.7 feet above flood stage. The flooding was largely across the low lying areas near the River and caused little or no damage.

Flood in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 07-JUN-17 16:00:00 to 20-JUN-17 13:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: MORTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Flood water from the Wind River and flowed across US 26 just to the west of Morton. The water covered the road to a depth of over a foot at times. This resulted in two different closures of the road, the longest of which lasted almost four days, stretching from afternoon of June 7th until around noon on June 11th.