USGS Wyoming Drought Watch photograph archive

A water wheel from wetter days, Medicine Bow River (R. Swanson, USGS)

Wyoming Drought Watch

Green R bel Green River Mar 22, 2007 ~947 ft3/sec (USGS 09217000 mean = 1,100). (K. Miller, USGS)

Little Medicine Bow R at Boles Spring nr Medicine Bow Mar 16, 2007, 149 ft3/sec, slush (mean = 164). (K. Miller, USGS)

Encampment R ab Hog Park Cr nr Encampment Jan 12, 2006. (J. Mason, USGS)

N Platte R nr Northgate CO (State Line) Jan 11, 2006. (J. Mason, USGS)

North Platte River near Northgate CO (State Line) April 12, 2005, 682 ft3/sec (mean = 652). (K. Miller, USGS)

North Platte River near Northgate CO (State Line) August 31, 2004, 113 ft3/sec (mean = 164). (K. Miller, USGS)

South Fork Powder River south of I-25 July 21, 2004, 0 ft3/sec (USGS 06313000 mean = 17.2). (G. Boughton, USGS)

North Platte River near Northgate CO (State Line) June 9, 2004, 566 ft3/sec (mean = 1,606). (K. Miller, USGS)

Big Sandy River near Eden April 28, 2003, 17.6 ft3/sec (mean = 78.4). (P. Spatz, USGS)

Blacks Fork near Little America April 28, 2003, 11.1 ft3/sec (mean = 606). (P. Spatz, USGS)

Big Sandy River near Farson September 5, 2002, 4.59 ft3/sec (mean = 28.3). (J. Wheeler, USGS)

North Fork Little Wind River near Fort Washakie August 28, 2002, 23.8 ft3/sec (mean = 82.5). (J. Wheeler, USGS)

South Fork Little Wind River above Washakie Reservoir August 22, 2002, 19.7 ft3/sec (mean = 93.9). (P. Spatz, USGS)

Popo Agie River at Hudson Siding August 21, 2002, 18.9 ft3/sec (mean ~100). (P. Spatz, USGS)

Little Wind River near Riverton August 21, 2002, 33.5 ft3/sec (mean = 235). (P. Spatz, USGS)

North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir August 13, 2002, 89 ft3/sec (mean = 509). (R. Swanson, USGS)

Little Medicine Bow River at Boles Spring near Medicine Bow August 13, 2002, 0.5 ft3/sec (mean = 8.6). (R. Swanson, USGS)

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir August 13, 2002, 6.2 ft3/sec (mean = 49.8). (R. Swanson, USGS)

Laramie River near Bosler August 13, 2002, 0 ft3/sec (mean = 74.0). (R. Swanson, USGS)

Boysen Reservoir July 31, 2002, ~217,000 ac-ft (mean = 635,820). (Photo: L. Hallberg, USGS. More data available from USBR.)

Powder River at Arvada July 11, 2002, 0 ft3/sec (mean = 316). (D. Peterson, USGS)

Cheyenne River at Riverview July 8, 2002, 0 ft3/sec (mean = ~20). (D. Peterson, USGS)

Box Elder Creek at Boxelder May 22, 2002, 36 ft3/sec (mean = 288). (R. Swanson, USGS)

North Platte River near WY-NE State Line May 22, 2002, 0 ft3/sec (mean = 1,310). (R. Swanson, USGS)

North Platte River below Whalen Diversion Dam May 22, 2002, 11 ft3/sec (mean = 1,440). (R. Swanson, USGS)

North Platte River near Northgate CO (State Line) May 21, 2002, 80 ft3/sec (mean = 1,185). (W. Sadler, USGS)

Green River at Warren Bridge May 16, 2002, ~390 ft3/sec (mean = 968). (K. Remley and R. Toner, USGS)

Wind River at Riverton May 10, 2002 at 1200, 16 ft3/sec (mean = 764). (G. Laidlaw, USGS)