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June 2022 Floods in the Upper Yellowstone River Basin

Fact Sheet 2024-3035
Prepared in cooperation with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243035

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Abstract

Extraordinary floods surged down the Yellowstone River and its tributaries in northwestern Wyoming and south-central Montana on June 13–15, 2022. During the flood, U.S. Geological Survey staff worked to maintain real-time data from streamgages by making field measurements of streamflow and repairing damaged equipment while communicating the latest streamflow information with the public and with local, State, and Federal agencies. After the flood, staff surveyed high-water marks, computed peak streamflow at streamgages unreachable during the flood, and updated flood-frequency estimates for streamgages in the Upper Yellowstone River Basin. Streamflows were the highest on record at 17 streamgages in the Upper Yellowstone River Basin. River stages were highest on record at most of those streamgages. The flood-related data and analyses are summarized in this fact sheet.

Suggested Citation

Chase, K.J., Dutton, D., Hamilton, W.B., Siefken, S.A., Vander Voort, C., and Whiteman, A., 2024, June 2022 floods in the Upper Yellowstone River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2024–3035, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243035.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • June 2022 Drought, Snowpack, and Precipitation
  • Flood Frequencies and Peak Timing
  • HWM Data on the USGS Flood Event Viewer
  • Historical Floods
  • Changes in Historical Peak Streamflows
  • Selected References
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title June 2022 floods in the Upper Yellowstone River Basin
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2024-3035
DOI 10.3133/fs20243035
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) WY-MT Water Science Center
Description 6 p.
Country United States
State Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
Other Geospatial Upper Yellowstone River Basin
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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