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Gardner River in Wyoming

River21.5 mi

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Around Gardner River

Mammoth Campground (Yellowstone)2.5 miAlbright Visitor Center2.8 mi2 mi

Before you go

  • Timed entryTower Junction to Slough Creek Road Corridor Vehicle Day-Use Tickets

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Gardner River is a 21.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gardner River near Mammoth, YNP (site 06191000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Gardner River typically runs highest in June, at a median 638 cfs, and lowest in February, at 92 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,160 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Gardner River near Mammoth, YNP, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9588 to 102
February9286 to 98
March9287 to 99
April11597 to 148
May452331 to 668
June638434 to 886
July246182 to 327
August145128 to 177
September131115 to 150
October122109 to 138
November11098 to 122
December10090 to 109

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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gardner River near Mammoth, YNP (site 06191000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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