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Around West Fork Hams Fork
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Fork Hams Fork is a 12.4 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hams Fork below Pole Creek, near Frontier, WY (site 09223000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2025
West Fork Hams Fork typically runs highest in May, at a median 332 cfs, and lowest in January, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,000 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 11 to 17 |
| February | 14 | 11 to 18 |
| March | 17 | 13 to 23 |
| April | 70 | 41 to 124 |
| May | 332 | 230 to 562 |
| June | 325 | 144 to 525 |
| July | 60 | 38 to 99 |
| August | 24 | 16 to 34 |
| September | 19 | 14 to 25 |
| October | 20 | 16 to 26 |
| November | 18 | 14 to 24 |
| December | 15 | 12 to 19 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hams Fork below Pole Creek, near Frontier, WY (site 09223000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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