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Montana River Gauges

116 river gauges with NWS flood stage data in Montana. Live water levels from USGS, updated every 15 minutes. Get push alerts when rivers rise with StormCast.

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All Montana Gauges by River

Badger Creek

Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning Glacier County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Battle Creek (North-central MT)

Battle Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook Blaine County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Beaver Creek (MT)

Beaver Creek (MT) near Hinsdale Valley County · Flood stage: 14 ft Beaver Creek (MT) near Saco Phillips County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Beaverhead River

Beaverhead River at Clark Canyon Dam near Dillon Beaverhead County Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges Madison County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Belt Creek

Belt Creek near Monarch Cascade County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

Big Hole River

Big Hole River near Melrose Madison County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Big Muddy Creek

Big Muddy Creek at US 2 west of Culbertson Roosevelt County · Flood stage: 16 ft Big Muddy Creek near Antelope Sheridan County · Flood stage: 12 ft Big Muddy Creek near Culbertson Roosevelt County · Flood stage: 16 ft

Big Sandy Creek (MT)

Big Sandy Creek (MT) near Havre Hill County · Flood stage: 8.5 ft

Birch Creek (MT)

Birch Creek (MT) near Swift Dam near Dupuyer Pondera County

Bitterroot River

Bitterroot River at Bell Crossing near Victor Ravalli County · Flood stage: 11.5 ft Bitterroot River near Darby Ravalli County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Bitterroot River near Missoula Missoula County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Blackfoot River

Blackfoot River near Bonner Missoula County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Blacktail Creek

Blacktail Creek above Grove Gulch at Butte Silver Bow County · Flood stage: 8.7 ft Blacktail Creek at Butte Silver Bow County · Flood stage: 4.3 ft

Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek at Maxville Granite County

Boulder River

Boulder River at Big Timber Sweet Grass County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Canyon Creek

Canyon Creek at Billings (Zoo Montana) Yellowstone County

Clark Fork River

Clark Fork River above Missoula Missoula County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Clark Fork River at Deer Lodge Powell County · Flood stage: 6 ft Clark Fork River at St. Regis Mineral County · Flood stage: 19 ft Clark Fork River below Missoula Missoula County · Flood stage: 11 ft Clark Fork River near Drummond Granite County · Flood stage: 8 ft Clark Fork River near Plains Sanders County · Flood stage: 16 ft

Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone

Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone at Edgar Carbon County · Flood stage: 9 ft Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone near Belfry Carbon County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Clear Creek (North-central MT)

Clear Creek (North-central MT) near Chinook near mouth Blaine County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft

Cottonwood Creek

Cottonwood Creek at Deerlodge Powell County · Flood stage: 4 ft

Dearborn River

Dearborn River near Craig Lewis and Clark County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

East Fork Poplar River

East Fork Poplar River near Intl Boundary Daniels County · Flood stage: 10 ft

East Gallatin River

East Gallatin River below Bridger Creek near Bozeman Gallatin County · Flood stage: 4.5 ft

Fisher River

Fisher River near Libby Lincoln County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Flathead River

Flathead River at Columbia Falls Flathead County · Flood stage: 13 ft Flathead River near Polson Lake County · Flood stage: 18 ft

Frenchman Creek (MT)

Frenchman Creek (MT) near Intl Boundary Phillips County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Gallatin River

Gallatin River at Logan Gallatin County · Flood stage: 9 ft Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway Gallatin County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Jefferson River

Jefferson River near Three Forks Broadwater County · Flood stage: 8 ft Jefferson River near Twin Bridges Madison County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Kelly Creek

Kelly Creek near Lake McDonald Flathead County · Flood stage: 6.4 ft

Kootenai River

Kootenai River below Libby Dam near Libby Lincoln County · Flood stage: 27.5 ft

Little Bighorn River

Little Bighorn River near Hardin Big Horn County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Marias River

Marias River at Tiber Reservoir / Lake Elwell Liberty County Marias River near Chester Liberty County Marias River near Shelby Toole County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Middle Fork Flathead River

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier Flathead County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Milk River

Milk River at Eastern Crossing nr Rudyard Hill County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre Hill County Milk River at Havre Hill County · Flood stage: 10 ft Milk River at Malta Phillips County · Flood stage: 16 ft Milk River at Nashua Valley County · Flood stage: 20 ft Milk River near Dodson Phillips County · Flood stage: 23 ft Milk River near Glasgow Valley County · Flood stage: 25 ft Milk River near Harlem Blaine County · Flood stage: 21 ft Milk River near Saco Phillips County · Flood stage: 20 ft Milk River near Tampico Valley County · Flood stage: 23 ft

Missouri River

Missouri River at Canyon Ferry Reservoir Lewis and Clark County Missouri River at Fort Benton Chouteau County · Flood stage: 13.5 ft Missouri River at Helena Valley Reservoir Lewis and Clark County Missouri River at Toston Broadwater County · Flood stage: 10.5 ft Missouri River at Virgelle Chouteau County · Flood stage: 17 ft Missouri River near Culbertson Richland County · Flood stage: 19 ft Missouri River near Landusky Fergus County · Flood stage: 27 ft Missouri River near Ulm Cascade County · Flood stage: 13.5 ft Missouri River near Wolf Point McCone County · Flood stage: 23 ft

Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek at Vaughn Cascade County · Flood stage: 12 ft

Musselshell River

Musselshell River at Musselshell Musselshell County · Flood stage: 11 ft Musselshell River near Harlowton Wheatland County · Flood stage: 7 ft Musselshell River near Lavina Golden Valley County · Flood stage: 9.5 ft Musselshell River near Mosby Petroleum County · Flood stage: 10 ft Musselshell River near Roundup Musselshell County · Flood stage: 10 ft Musselshell River near Shawmut Wheatland County · Flood stage: 8 ft

North Fork Flathead River

North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls Flathead County · Flood stage: 13 ft

North Fork Sun River

North Fork Sun River near Augusta Teton County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Other

near Van Norman Garfield County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Poplar River

Poplar River near Intl Boundary Daniels County · Flood stage: 6 ft Poplar River near Poplar Roosevelt County · Flood stage: 16 ft

Prospect Creek

Prospect Creek at Thompson Falls Sanders County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Redwater River (MT)

Redwater River (MT) at Circle McCone County · Flood stage: 11 ft

Rock Creek

Rock Creek near Clinton Missoula County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Shields River

Shields River near Livingston Park County · Flood stage: 5.5 ft

Silver Bow Creek

Silver Bow Creek at Warm Springs MT Deer Lodge County

Smith River (MT)

Smith River (MT) at Truly Cascade County · Flood stage: 9 ft

St. Regis River

St. Regis River near St. Regis Mineral County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Stillwater River

Stillwater River at Lawrence Park at Kalispell Flathead County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Stillwater River (South Central MT)

Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee Stillwater County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft

Sun River

Sun River above Augusta Lewis and Clark County Sun River at Pishkun Reservoir near Augusta Teton County Sun River at Willow Creek Reservoir Lewis and Clark County Sun River near Gibson Dam near Augusta Lewis and Clark County Sun River near Simms Cascade County · Flood stage: 7.5 ft Sun River near Vaughn Cascade County · Flood stage: 6 ft

Swan River

Swan River near Bigfork Lake County · Flood stage: 6.5 ft

Swiftcurrent Creek

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne Reservoir near Babb Glacier County

Tenmile Creek (MT)

Tenmile Creek (MT) near Helena Lewis and Clark County · Flood stage: 4.5 ft

Teton River

Teton River above Teton River abv Hwy 221 bridge Teton County Teton River near Choteau below South Fork Teton County · Flood stage: 9 ft Teton River near Dutton Teton County · Flood stage: 9 ft

Thompson River

Thompson River near Thompson Falls Sanders County · Flood stage: 7 ft

Tobacco River

Tobacco River at Eureka, MT Lincoln County

Tongue River

Tongue River at Birney Day School near Birney Rosebud County · Flood stage: 7 ft Tongue River at Miles City Custer County · Flood stage: 10 ft

Warm Springs Creek

Warm Springs Creek near Anaconda Deer Lodge County · Flood stage: 4.4 ft

Whitefish River

Whitefish River near Kalispell Flathead County · Flood stage: 5.4 ft

Yaak River

Yaak River near Troy Lincoln County · Flood stage: 8 ft

Yellowstone River

Yellowstone River at Billings Yellowstone County · Flood stage: 13.5 ft Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs Park County · Flood stage: 11 ft Yellowstone River at Forsyth Rosebud County · Flood stage: 14 ft Yellowstone River at Glendive Dawson County · Flood stage: 53.5 ft Yellowstone River at Miles City Custer County · Flood stage: 14 ft Yellowstone River near Livingston Park County · Flood stage: 10 ft Yellowstone River near Sidney Richland County · Flood stage: 19 ft

Frequently Asked Questions

How many river gauges are monitored in Montana?

StormCast monitors 116 river gauges with NWS flood stage data in Montana. These include USGS stream gauges and NWS forecast points on rivers and creeks across the state.

How do I get flood alerts for a Montana river?

Download StormCast free on Google Play, go to River Gauges, and add any gauge to your watchlist. You'll receive a push notification when the water level crosses into a new NWS flood category.

How often are river levels updated?

USGS updates most gauge readings every 15 minutes. Each gauge page on this site shows live data fetched directly from USGS.

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