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U.S. Highway 26 remains closed west of Riverton because of water flowing over the road.

Low-lying areas already flooded include a park next to Flat Creek in Jackson.

Snow continued to build in the Bighorn River basin until the end of April, and only this month has the mountain snowpack started to decrease.

National Weather Service hydrologists say the Wind and Little Wind river watersheds in Fremont County have a high potential for flooding.

In addition, fire weather conditions will be elevated on Saturday in southeast Fremont, Natrona, and southern Johnson counties.

They help provide clues of the human past.