Yellowstone closed

[Huntingfool]

We arrived this morning at a fishing lodge right outside of Yellowstone. We have no power and told all roads are closed due to massive flooding from rain and snow melt. Saying it’s the worst flood in decades. Nobody’s is entering or leaving Yellowstone. It’s crazy.

https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news...ortion-of-park

[Hoggslayer]

Originally Posted by Huntingfool

We arrived this morning at a fishing lodge right outside of Yellowstone. We have no power and told all roads are closed due to massive flooding from rain and snow melt. Saying it’s the worst flood in decades. Nobody’s is entering or leaving Yellowstone. It’s crazy.

https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news...ortion-of-park

I bet that will mess the fishing up for a while. Prayers for everyone up that way.

[Bowdog]

Wow! So you are stuck in the park now?! I was just through there about 3 weeks ago and visitor traffic was already pretty heavy even though the park was just getting opened for the season. Still lots of snowpack. I bet there is a lot of people stranded in there right now.

[BCoop27]

Pretty crazy! We need that kind of water our here in Utah.

[3DW5]

WoW, this is horrible I hadn’t heard a thing about this!!!!

[texasdeerhunter]

Wow, that’s a lot of water. Where does it drain to?

[Huntingfool]

Originally Posted by Bowdog

Wow! So you are stuck in the park now?! I was just through there about 3 weeks ago and visitor traffic was already pretty heavy even though the park was just getting opened for the season. Still lots of snowpack. I bet there is a lot of people stranded in there right now.

We are outside the park at a lodge but we are also cut off. No entrance or exit

[lmartin5]

No bueno...prayers for everyone that is affected!

[BCoop27]

Originally Posted by texasdeerhunter

Wow, that’s a lot of water. Where does it drain to?

Missouri River I am pretty sure.

[Mountaineer]

Helicopter video of north entrance road

https://www.flickr.com/photos/yellow...57668680150793


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[trophy8]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

Helicopter video of north entrance road

https://www.flickr.com/photos/yellow...57668680150793


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Holy smokes. That’s gonna take awhile to fix.

[Drycreek3189]

Originally Posted by BCoop27

Missouri River I am pretty sure.

The Yellowstone River drains out of Yellowstone Lake. The Missouri is N of Yellowstone Park and runs mostly W to E until it gets out of Montana where it splits and the S fork becomes the Yellowstone River and runs into the park from the NE.

[El General]

Originally Posted by texasdeerhunter

Wow, that’s a lot of water. Where does it drain to?

Most of it ends up in the Missouri courtesy of the Yellowstone, Madison, Gallatin and some more I am probably forgetting. The rest of it goes the other way to via the Snake River.

[El General]

Originally Posted by Drycreek3189

The Yellowstone River drains out of Yellowstone Lake. The Missouri is N of Yellowstone Park and runs mostly W to E until it gets out of Montana where it splits and the S fork becomes the Yellowstone River and runs into the park from the NE.

It is the other way around. The Yellowstone River flows into the Missouri River in North Dakota. The Yellowstone's headwaters are outside the park boundary in Wyoming from there it flows into Yellowstone Lake and then leaves the lake and exits the park at Gardner then flows most of its length north and east until it dumps out into the Missouri.

[S-3 Ranch]

Montana & Idaho are run by California immigrants , who hire California engineers to
Build the infrastructure and control the government , that road looks nice and scenic, but overall structural unsound
The California idiots just silted in that River for 50+ miles maybe more
Texas is heading that way already

[hopedale]

Originally Posted by El General

It is the other way around. The Yellowstone River flows into the Missouri River in North Dakota. The Yellowstone's headwaters are outside the park boundary in Wyoming from there it flows into Yellowstone Lake and then leaves the lake and exits the park at Gardner then flows most of its length north and east until it dumps out into the Missouri.

All the more reason to figure out how to divert water to the Green river that feeds the Colorado.

[bowhuntntxn]

My daughter, her new husband and 2 of their friends are heading out of there because of this. They are outside the park and are able to leave. It will be a honeymoon story for the ages I think.

Yall stay safe up there

[youngbuck1]

Just saw a tiktok where it took out a bridge. Pretty wild, y’all be safe.

[rjs68]

We we’re staying in Gardiner all week while visiting YNP, we took that washed out road everyday. We just left yesterday and we’re spending a couple of days in Emigrant with friends but has to leave in a hurry from their place to get across the Yellowstone river , sounds like we got out just in time over the Pine Creek rd crossing. Beautiful place , the last time I was their we left about a week before the 88 fires started.

[Kingfisher789]

Mother Nature.

[Take Dead Aim]

Originally Posted by S-3 Ranch

Montana & Idaho are run by California immigrants , who hire California engineers to
Build the infrastructure and control the government , that road looks nice and scenic, but overall structural unsound
The California idiots just silted in that River for 50+ miles maybe more
Texas is heading that way already

A ton of dumb in this post. You do realize over half the road in Yellowstone were built by the 1930s. **** you for making me kinda defend cali people.

[Mudslinger]

Prayers for folks in WY and MT.

[Burnadell]

Originally Posted by S-3 Ranch

Montana & Idaho are run by California immigrants , who hire California engineers to
Build the infrastructure and control the government , that road looks nice and scenic, but overall structural unsound
The California idiots just silted in that River for 50+ miles maybe more
Texas is heading that way already

Uh…Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are solidly Republican and have been for many years.

[RMW]

I was there 2 weeks ago and it rained and snowed almost non stop for 5 days, Lewis Lake just before you get to Yellowstone was still froze over.

[doghouse]

Any of the runoff go into Lake Mead?

[sgtau44]

We have a trip scheduled for early October and staying just outside of the north entrance I think. Judging by the videos I’ve seen of the road, I’m not sure that we will be able to get in there by then. That’s a lot of road to fix.

[Huntingfool]

Don’t know if it is true but folks who own the lodge we are at are saying Yellowstone is devastated. They are air lifting people out.

We are trapped where we are staying. As of now cannot get out for some days. Lodge owners are saying they can get helicopters in if needed. There were house floating down the river. We are safe but this is nuts

[mjhaverkamp]

Well heck, we were going to head up that way in a few weeks, guess we will change our plans, that is one good thing about having a motorhome, make no plans break no plans.

[Huntingfool]

https://www.kxlf.com/news/local-news...in-other-areas


https://www.kbzk.com/weather/histori...he-yellowstone

[Drycreek3189]

Originally Posted by El General

It is the other way around. The Yellowstone River flows into the Missouri River in North Dakota. The Yellowstone's headwaters are outside the park boundary in Wyoming from there it flows into Yellowstone Lake and then leaves the lake and exits the park at Gardner then flows most of its length north and east until it dumps out into the Missouri.

My bad, so what is the large waterway that is on the S side of Yellowstone Lake and does it flow S (out of the lake) or N into the lake ?

[Huntingfool]

https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-ne...in-park-county

[TCB]

Holy chit!! We have to head to Bozeman next Friday for my sons orientation at Montana St. I hope everyone gets out safe.

[Benno]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

Helicopter video of north entrance road

https://www.flickr.com/photos/yellow...57668680150793


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Wow. Mother Nature said she wants her valley back.

[Sackett]

Originally Posted by Drycreek3189

My bad, so what is the large waterway that is on the S side of Yellowstone Lake and does it flow S (out of the lake) or N into the lake ?

Most rivers West of The Great Divide flow “South to North”.

[BTLowry]

That looks bad

Like closed for the season bad

[Treeshark]

We had two and a half amazing days in Yellowstone before we were evacuated from Silver Gate. We left Sunday about 1pm and we’re so grateful to have got out when we did. We were all over that north east end that got hit so hard. This will be a very long recovery for the park, years I would think.

[TexasCanesFan]

Parks closed folks. The moose out front should have told ya.....

That is a lot of dang water. Wow

[RLB]

This happened once before when the dinosaurs were driving their SUV's and raising the CO2 levels.

[Johnny Dangerr]

All over the news this morning...

[MacDaddy67]

my buddy barely made it out...drove through 2ft of water to get to road......

Wonder how many inches of rain they got....along with snow melt

[OrangeBlood]

pretty crazy

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...cord-rcna33420

[TeamAmerica]

Wow - heartbreaking. that house was well built! it didn't come apart at all, just fell in the river in one piece.

[kae006]

Originally Posted by Burnadell

Uh…Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are solidly Republican and have been for many years.

S3 has been solidly moronic for the same amount of time.

[SmTx]

Originally Posted by rjs68

We we’re staying in Gardiner all week while visiting YNP, we took that washed out road everyday. We just left yesterday and we’re spending a couple of days in Emigrant with friends but has to leave in a hurry from their place to get across the Yellowstone river , sounds like we got out just in time over the Pine Creek rd crossing. Beautiful place , the last time I was their we left about a week before the 88 fires started.

For the love of God please stop going to Yellowstone

[Mudslinger]

This is devastating to those areas that rely on tourism to YNP! Prayers for those suffering from this disaster. Pics coming in are unreal!

[jdg13]

Mother nature can sometimes be beautiful and can sometimes be a cruel mistress. Wishing well to all the affected especially the locals.

[wytex]

Not sounding good for those with vacation plans in Yellowstone this summer.
What a shame on the 150th yr for the park.

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/220613.htm

[TxDispatcher]

My wife showed me video of the flooding the other day...so sad to see the damage

Originally Posted by SmTx

For the love of God please stop going to Yellowstone

Glad I wasn't the only one thinking it

Originally Posted by wytex

Not sounding good for those with vacation plans in Yellowstone this summer.
What a shame on the 150th yr for the park.

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/220613.htm

Man, that sucks...hate seeing the devastation on the 150th anniversary

[Bill]

Originally Posted by doghouse

Any of the runoff go into Lake Mead?

No, it flows north towards the Missouri and eventually the Gulf if Mexico.


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[Bill]

Originally Posted by sgtau44

We have a trip scheduled for early October and staying just outside of the north entrance I think. Judging by the videos I’ve seen of the road, I’m not sure that we will be able to get in there by then. That’s a lot of road to fix.

They’re saying the park may be clised indefinitely, and if it opens at all it will be thru the west and south entrances.


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