| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt |
| State |
WYOMING |
| County/Area |
FREMONT |
| WFO |
RIW |
| Begin Date |
06/08/2010 21:15:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
4 |
| Begin Azimuth |
SSW |
| Begin Location |
(RIW)RIVERTON RGNL A |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.02/-108.48 |
| End Date |
06/10/2010 07:30:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
SE |
| End Location |
RIVERTON |
| End Lat/Lon |
43/-108.34 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Snowmelt runoff from an above average late season snowpack and increased releases from Bull Lake Reservoir caused minor flooding along the Wind River. |
| Event Narrative |
Rapid snowmelt runoff and increased water releases from Bull Lake Reservoir caused agricultural flooding along the Wind River around Riverton. Moderate to widespread flooding of agricultural lowlands was reported from Riverton downstream to Black Bridge and on toward Hidden Valley. The river gage on the Wind River at Riverton crested at 9.42 feet at 1045MST on Wednesday, June 9. |
