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Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
Cody, Wyoming
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for canoeing, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
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caution: Agency alerts
15 active alerts in Shoshone National Forest; most severe: Morrison Jeep Trail
USFSPosted May 25 · checked 9 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 70°F / low 36°F, 0% precip — 96/100 for canoeing
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Why you'll love it
8.0 mi run
Flows year-round
559 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 559 cfs
- Average current
- 1.7 ft/s
- Gradient
- 145.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 397 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Clarks Fork Yellowstone River is an 8-mile paddling stretch near Cody, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 559 cfs and a gradient of about 145.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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