About this river
Lovell Canal is a 2.1 mile canal near Horseshoe Bend Marina in Wyoming. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shoshone River near Lovell, WY (site 06285100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
Lovell Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,385 cfs, and lowest in January, at 531 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,200 cfs, in 1981.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 531 | 402 to 620 | |
| February | 540 | 390 to 670 | |
| March | 556 | 398 to 750 | |
| April | 562 | 364 to 995 | |
| May | 596 | 418 to 1,100 | |
| June | 1,385 | 612 to 3,275 | |
| July | 796 | 438 to 2,400 | |
| August | 677 | 520 to 882 | |
| September | 741 | 583 to 913 | |
| October | 761 | 588 to 950 | |
| November | 643 | 513 to 805 | |
| December | 560 | 458 to 675 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shoshone River near Lovell, WY (site 06285100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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