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WY Reel Action Fishing

Shoshone River near Cody, WY

River62.1 mi

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Around Shoshone River

Cottonwood Creek Campground6 miHorseshoe Bend Campground7.3 mi20 mi

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

About this river

Shoshone River is a 62.1 mile river near WY Reel Action Fishing 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 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1967 to 2026

Shoshone River 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.

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Typical flow by month at Shoshone River near Lovell, WY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January531402 to 620
February538391 to 670
March555394 to 747
April559360 to 993
May594414 to 1,090
June1,385612 to 3,275
July796438 to 2,400
August677520 to 882
September741583 to 913
October761588 to 950
November643513 to 805
December560458 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 60 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.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Shoshone River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Newton Lake, EastNewton Lake, EastPublic
  • Shoshone RiverShoshone RiverPublic
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