Sunlight Creek

Cody, Wyoming

Wyoming

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What we do know

  • Inside Shoshone National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

30.8 mi run
Flows year-round
179 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water
Flows year-round
Average flow
179 cfs
Average current
1.5 ft/s
Gradient
144.0 ft/mi
Drainage area
157 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this water

Sunlight Creek is a 31-mile paddling stretch near Cody, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 179 cfs and a gradient of about 144.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Shoshone National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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