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Montana river and lake gauges

The water level now at 260 gauges on Montana's rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals, from A to Z. Each opens its own page.

260 gaugespage 1 of 2Montana weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
Alder 6S - Ruby River ResALRM8Madison2.42 ft2 hours ago-
Apgar - McDonald CreekMCGM8Flathead3.73 ft49 min ago-
AshlandTASM8Rosebud9.78 ft49 min ago-
Augusta 24NW - North Fork Sun River near AugustaANFM8Glacier3.44 ft79 min ago-
Babb - Swift Current CreekSCSM8Glacier2.11 ft49 min ago-
Badger Creek 16 SE BrowningBDCM8Glacier4.37 ft2 hours ago-
Bassoo Creek - Mill CreekMCNM8Sanders1.42 ft19 min ago-
Battle Creek 30 N ChinookBATM8Blaine3.80 ft19 min ago-
Battle Creek 4 N ChinookBCMM8Blaine1.24 ft79 min ago-
Beaver Creek 13 SW SacoGSCM8Phillips0.97 ft2 hours ago-
Beaver Creek 3 W HinsdaleBCHM8Valley2.84 ft19 min ago-
Beaverhead River 13 SW Twin BridgesTWNM8Madison4.28 ft34 min ago-
Beaverhead River 7 NE DillonDILM8Beaverhead3.49 ft34 min ago-
Beaverhead River 9 SW DillonBARM8Beaverhead0.63 ft34 min ago-
Beaverhead River at Twin BridgesTWBM8Madison3.00 ft19 min ago-
Belt Creek 9 NNW MonarchBTCM8Cascade2.19 ft34 min ago-
Big Hole River 1 WNW Twin BridgesTHDM8Madison1.54 ft19 min ago-
Big Hole River 15 NE WisdomBHDM8Deer Lodge2.89 ft10 hours ago-
Big Hole River 2 WSW JacksonSCRM8Beaverhead1.65 ft64 min ago-
Big Hole River 4 NNW JacksonMCKM8Beaverhead1.26 ft64 min ago-
Big Hole River 7 NW Wise RiverWSVM8Silver Bow2.91 ft64 min ago-
Big Hole River 7 S MelroseMLRM8Madison1.87 ft2 hours ago-
Big Hole River 7 SE GlenGNLM8Madison2.68 ft19 min ago-
Big Hole River 8 SSW JacksonJKSM8Beaverhead1.04 ft64 min ago-
Big Hole River at DivideMRDM8Silver Bow3.12 ft64 min ago-
Big Hole River at WisdomBGKM8Beaverhead2.44 ft64 min ago-
Big Muddy Creek 3 SW AntelopeBGCM8Sheridan1.48 ft2 hours ago-
Big Muddy Creek 5 W CulbertsonCBMM8Sheridan3.78 ft2 hours ago-
Big Sandy Creek 7 WSW HavreBSMM8Hill2.35 ft19 min ago-
Big Spring Creek 2 NW Lewistown near R&B Trading PostLTPM8Fergus3.75 ft19 min ago-
Big Timber 8ESE - Sweet Grass CreekSWEM8Sweet Grass4.23 ft49 min ago-
Bighorn River 14 W (St. Xavier)STXM8Big Horn60.88 ft34 min ago-
Bighorn River 4 SW BighornBGHM8Treasure1.33 ft2 hours ago-
Bighorn River at (St. Xavier Bridge)SXVM8Big Horn6.21 ft19 min ago-
Bighorn River at Two Leggins BridgeTLBM8Big Horn9.39 ft19 min ago-
Bitterroot River 1 NE at Bell Crossing near VictorVICM8Ravalli4.58 ft19 min ago-
Bitterroot River 4 SE near DarbyDARM8Ravalli1.74 ft34 min ago-
Bitterroot River 4 SW near MissoulaBITM8Missoula3.30 ft49 min ago-
Blackfoot River 6 NE near BonnerBONM8Missoula2.13 ft79 min ago-
Blackfoot River above Nevada Creek nearBLAM8Powell3.84 ft64 min ago-
Boulder Creek at MaxvilleBMXM8Granite1.40 ft19 min ago-
Boulder River 1 E Big TimberBTMM8Sweet Grass1.18 ft2 hours ago-
Boulder River 2 SE BoulderBLDM8Jefferson5.12 ft2 hours ago-
Bozeman - Bozeman CreekBZCM8Gallatin4.14 ft34 min ago-
Chinook - Lodge CreekCRKM8Blaine18.12 ft19 min ago-
Chinook - Redrock CouleeLEEM8Hill1.17 ft64 min ago-
Choteau 5NE - Teton RiverCHTM8Teton4.35 ft2 hours ago-
Clark Fork River 1 NNE at St. RegisSRGM8Mineral5.46 ft64 min ago-
Clark Fork River 1 W at Deer LodgeDLGM8Powell2.76 ft19 min ago-
Clark Fork River 2 S Clark Fork GalenGALM8Deer Lodge2.01 ft19 min ago-
Clark Fork River 2 SE near PlainsPLNM8Sanders4.58 ft64 min ago-
Clark Fork River 3 E above MissoulaABOM8Missoula2.69 ft49 min ago-
Clark Fork River 5 W below MissoulaBELM8Missoula1.28 ft49 min ago-
Clark Fork River 9 NW near DrummondDRMM8Granite3.21 ft34 min ago-
Clarks Fork Of The Yellowstone 10 SW BelfryBFYM8Carbon0.53 ft49 min ago-
Clarks Fork Of The Yellowstone at EdgarEDGM8Carbon1.94 ft19 min ago-
Clear Creek 7 W ChinookCCMM8Blaine3.25 ft79 min ago-
Culbertson 5NW - Big Muddy CreekCLRM8Roosevelt3.78 ft2 hours ago-
Cut Bank Creek at Cut BankCBKM8Glacier1.98 ft19 min ago-
Dearborn River 11 NW CraigDBRM8Lewis & Clark3.45 ft2 hours ago-
Deer Creek - Gallatin RiverGBSM8Gallatin4.84 ft19 min ago-
Deerlodge - Cottonwood CreekCOTM8Powell1.12 ft64 min ago-
Dodson 6SW - Peoples CreekKHRM8Phillips11.83 ft34 min ago-
Dodson Pumps CanalDPCM8Phillips-49 min ago-
Dodson South CanalDSCM8Phillips-34 min ago-
East Gallatin River 4 NNW BozemanEGBM8Gallatin3.91 ft19 min ago-
East Gallatin River near ManhattanEGMM8Gallatin3.03 ft34 min ago-
Emigrant 4NE - Mill CreekMIKM8Park1.44 ft34 min ago-
Ennis 8NNEMDBM8Madison3.76 ft2 hours ago-
Ennis Lake near McAllisterMADM8Madison3.77 ft49 min ago-
Eureka - Tobacco RiverTBAM8Lincoln2.43 ft19 min ago-
Fisher River 11 E near LibbyFISM8Lincoln2.77 ft64 min ago-
Flathead River 13 NE PermaPERM8Sanders8.52 ft19 min ago-
Flathead River at at Columbia FallsCFMM8Flathead3.81 ft64 min ago-
Flathead River at Foys Bend near KalispellFOYM8Flathead94.76 ft64 min ago-
Flathead River W near PolsonFPOM8Lake5.48 ft59 min ago-
FlatwillowFLWM8Petroleum1.41 ft34 min ago-
Flaxville - Navajo MT-5REDM8Daniels5.46 ft2 hours ago-
Flint Creek near DrummondFCKM8Granite2.70 ft34 min ago-
Flint Creek near Southern CrossFTCM8Granite0.44 ft64 min ago-
Fort Belknap Canal Main DiversionFBCM8Blaine-19 min ago-
Fp.Shaw Diversion Dam nearSHWM8Lewis & Clark---
Frazer 5SFRZM8Valley7.96 ft49 min ago-
Frenchman Creek 22 NE WhitewaterFREM8Phillips4.32 ft84 min ago-
Gallatin River 1 W LoganLOGM8Gallatin5.03 ft49 min ago-
Gallatin River 7 S Gallatin GatewayGLGM8Gallatin1.42 ft2 hours ago-
Gardner River at MammothGDRM8Unknown MTC1131.84 ft79 min ago-
Grove Gul - Blacktail CreekBKCM8Silver Bow4.77 ft19 min ago-
HarlemFBKM8Blaine-34 min ago-
Harlem - Alfalfa Valley Canal DiversionAVCM8Blaine-34 min ago-
Harlem - Milk RiverHMRM8Blaine6.94 ft49 min ago-
Harlem Secondary Canal near Harlem 3SseHSCM8Blaine1.11 ft49 min ago-
1 SE HuntleyHTDM8Yellowstone0.52 ft34 min ago-
Hyalite Creek near Hyalite RS near Gallatin GaHCCM8Gallatin2.31 ft19 min ago-
Jefferson River 3 NW Three ForksTFKM8Broadwater3.37 ft2 hours ago-
Jefferson River 5 N Twin BridgesTWIM8Madison3.70 ft2 hours ago-
Jefferson River 7 NNE Silver StarPBRM8Madison3.98 ft19 min ago-
Judith River 15 NW Winifred Judith Mouth DCPJDRM8Fergus5.16 ft34 min ago-
Judith River 6 SW UticaJRUM8Judith Basin2.47 ft19 min ago-
Kalispell - Whitefish RiverWHRM8Flathead1.46 ft64 min ago-
Kootenai River E below Libby Dam near LibbyKBDM8Lincoln17.88 ft49 min ago-
Lake Creek 14 E PowerLCPM8Chouteau-0.84 ft49 min ago-
Lil Blackfoot River 1 SE Lil Blackfoot RiverLBFM8Powell0.68 ft19 min ago-
Little Bighorn River 14 SSW WyolaLBSM8Big Horn2.00 ft49 min ago-
Little Bighorn River 3 E HardinHRDM8Big Horn2.64 ft34 min ago-
Little Prickly Pear Creek at Wolf CreekLPPM8Lewis & Clark2.95 ft64 min ago-
Lodge Creek 31 N HavreLGEM8Hill0.96 ft24 min ago-
Lolo - Lolo CreekLCRM8Missoula1.64 ft49 min ago-
LomaLOMM8Chouteau1.17 ft2 hours ago-
Lost Creek near GalenLCGM8Deer Lodge1.97 ft19 min ago-
Madison River 2 E West YellowstoneMDSM8Gallatin1.64 ft79 min ago-
Madison River 22 S CameronCMRM8Madison1.73 ft19 min ago-
Madison River 4 NW CameronCMNM8Madison2.18 ft34 min ago-
Madison River 6 NE McAllister above Ennis LakeMRPM8Madison3.12 ft64 min ago-
Madison River 8 WNW GraylingGRYM8Gallatin1.55 ft64 min ago-
Marias River 15 SW ChesterMRCM8Liberty3.43 ft2 hours ago-
Marias River 6 S ShelbySHLM8Toole2.92 ft79 min ago-
Maxwell - Flint CreekFLNM8Granite2.24 ft64 min ago-
McleodEBRM8Sweet Grass2.12 ft19 min ago-
Melville 9NW - Sweet Grass CreekSGCM8Sweet Grass0.93 ft49 min ago-
Middle CreekMCRM8Gallatin0.80 ft64 min ago-
Middle Fork Flathead River 1 W near West GlacierWGCM8Flathead1.84 ft64 min ago-
Milk River 1 SW NashuaNSHM8Valley1.99 ft2 hours ago-
Milk River 2 W DodsonDMRM8Phillips4.16 ft2 hours ago-
Milk River 2 WNW HavreHVRM8Hill0.27 ft2 hours ago-
Milk River 29 NNW Cut BankPDBM8Glacier2.53 ft39 min ago-
Milk River 35 N RudyardERNM8Hill2.35 ft34 min ago-
Milk River 4 SSE HarlemHRLM8Blaine2.23 ft19 min ago-
Milk River 7 NE SacoSACM8Valley3.05 ft49 min ago-
Milk River at GlasgowGLWM8Valley4.10 ft49 min ago-
Milk River at MaltaMALM8Phillips1.82 ft49 min ago-
Milk River at TampicoTMPM8Valley2.69 ft79 min ago-
Mill Creek near AnacondaMCAM8Deer Lodge2.23 ft49 min ago-
Mill Iron 2ESE - Box Elder CreekBECM8Carter3.64 ft64 min ago-
Mission Creek above Mission ReservoirMSNM8Lake1.83 ft34 min ago-
Missoula - Rattlesnake CreekRTLM8Missoula2.36 ft34 min ago-
Missouri River 1 SW Virgelle Ferry Landing DCPVRGM8Chouteau3.20 ft49 min ago-
Missouri River 13 NE Great Falls below Morony DamGFLM8Cascade3.05 ft64 min ago-
Missouri River 15 NE Helena below Hauser RsvrHASM8Lewis & Clark3.53 ft49 min ago-
Missouri River 2 SE TostonTOSM8Broadwater4.12 ft2 hours ago-
Missouri River 20 S LanduskyLDKM8Fergus13.47 ft49 min ago-
Missouri River 3 S FrazerFRAM8Valley41.59 ft19 min ago-
Missouri River 3 SE CulbertsonCLBM8Richland3.40 ft2 hours ago-
Missouri River 3 SE Wolf Creek below Holter RsvrHTRM8Lewis & Clark3.03 ft64 min ago-
Missouri River 5 SE Wolf PointWPTM8Mccone10.91 ft2 hours ago-
Missouri River 6 E Great Falls-Flood RdULMM8Cascade3.06 ft79 min ago-
Missouri River at CascadeCASM8Cascade6.73 ft79 min ago-
Missouri River at Fort BentonFBNM8Chouteau2.14 ft19 min ago-
Mosby - Flatwillow CreekMFLM8Petroleum3.84 ft2 hours ago-
Muddy Creek at PowerMCPM8Teton2.08 ft64 min ago-
Muddy Creek at VaughnMDYM8Cascade3.79 ft19 min ago-
Musselshell River 1 N ShawmutSHAM8Wheatland2.48 ft19 min ago-
Musselshell River 1 S LavinaLVNM8Golden Valley1.46 ft19 min ago-
Musselshell River 1 SW HarlowtonHLWM8Wheatland3.09 ft2 hours ago-
Musselshell River 1 WSW MosbyMSBM8Garfield2.53 ft64 min ago-
Musselshell River 2 E MartinsdaleMRMM8Wheatland1.71 ft34 min ago-
Musselshell River 2 SW RoundupRUPM8Musselshell1.51 ft2 hours ago-
Musselshell River at MusselshellMUSM8Musselshell2.24 ft79 min ago-
Nelson South Canal near Saco 10NwNSCM8Phillips-49 min ago-
Neveda Creek above Nevada Lake near HelmvilleNVDM8Powell1.97 ft49 min ago-
North Fork Flathead River 9 NE near Columbia FallsFCFM8Flathead1.82 ft64 min ago-
North Fork Milk River 29 N BrowningNFMM8Glacier1.84 ft34 min ago-
North Fork Milk River 32 N BrowningNMRM8Glacier1.17 ft49 min ago-
Ovando - Monture CreekMNTM8Missoula3.73 ft19 min ago-
Paridise Valley Main DiversionPRVM8Blaine-34 min ago-
Peoples Creek 16 N HaysPEOM8Blaine2.71 ft34 min ago-
Poplar RiverBDPM8Daniels26.94 ft19 min ago-
Poplar River 19 NW ScobeyPPRM8Daniels2.48 ft34 min ago-
Poplar River 4 N PoplarPLRM8Roosevelt7.20 ft79 min ago-
Poplar River-East Fork 14 N ScobeyEPRM8Daniels5.34 ft79 min ago-
Powder River 25 E LocateLOCM8Custer1.06 ft49 min ago-
Powder River at MoorheadMHDM8Powder River2.19 ft64 min ago-
Power - Tank CouleeTCPM8Teton0.80 ft64 min ago-
Prickly Pear Creek 7 SE ClancyPKPM8Jefferson0.58 ft19 min ago-
Prospect Creek 1 S at Thompson FallsPRCM8Sanders0.40 ft34 min ago-
Pryor Creek 5 S HuntleyPYRM8Yellowstone3.68 ft49 min ago-
Pumpkin Creek 16 SE Miles CityPMKM8Custer2.50 ft64 min ago-
Red Lodge 5SW - WF Rock CreekWRKM8Carbon0.83 ft34 min ago-
Red Lodge Creek 10 W BoydBYDM8Carbon2.08 ft34 min ago-
Red Rock River 11 E Red Rock Rive below Lima Reservoir near MoniLRBM8Beaverhead1.26 ft19 min ago-
Red Rock River 9 E LakeviewRRLM8Beaverhead2.66 ft19 min ago-
Redwater River 1 SE CircleRRCM8Mccone4.13 ft79 min ago-
Rock Creek 15 SW Middle Fork Rock Cr.MFRM8Granite1.55 ft19 min ago-
Rock Creek 21 NW OpheimORHM8Valley2.67 ft19 min ago-
Rock Creek 4 SE near ClintonRCCM8Missoula5.30 ft64 min ago-
Rock Creek 5 SW (Red Lodge)ROKM8Carbon5.46 ft2 hours ago-
Ronan - Soutch Crow CreekSOCM8Lake1.93 ft34 min ago-
Roscoe 3SSW - E Rosebud CreekERCM8Carbon3.95 ft19 min ago-
Rosebud Creek 38 SE (Kirby at Reservation Boundary)RCRM8Big Horn3.36 ft64 min ago-
Rosebud Creek 5 NW Lame DeerRCLM8Rosebud4.48 ft64 min ago-
Ruby 3 S (Twin Bridges)RTBM8Madison2.85 ft64 min ago-
Ruby River 6 S Alder below Ruby RsvrRRBM8Madison2.42 ft64 min ago-
Ruby River 9 S Alder above Ruby RsvrRRRM8Madison2.94 ft64 min ago-
Ruby River near Harrington near Silver StarRRHM8Madison2.50 ft49 min ago-
S Fk Flathead River 7 E South Frk below Hungry ResSFCM8Flathead5.61 ft64 min ago-
S. Fork Jocko River 12 NE South Fork JockoARLM8Lake1.16 ft34 min ago-
S.F.Flathead River 36 SE South Fork FlatheadTNCM8Flathead4.83 ft64 min ago-
Saco 6NE - Frenchman CreekFRCM8Phillips2.40 ft64 min ago-
Shields River 7 NE LivingstonSLDM8Park1.07 ft34 min ago-
Silver Bow Ck atWMSM8Deer Lodge1.92 ft34 min ago-
Silver Bow Creek at Silver Bow CreekOPPM8Deer Lodge1.98 ft4 min ago-
Smith Creek - Shields RiverSRCM8Park5.90 ft34 min ago-
Smith River 22 SE Fort LoganSFLM8Meagher3.01 ft79 min ago-
Smith River 25 NNW Fort Logan below Eagle CreekSMHM8Meagher3.24 ft34 min ago-
Smith River 8 SW EdenEDNM8Cascade2.90 ft64 min ago-
Soda Butte Creek at Silver GateSBCM8Unknown MTC1130.77 ft64 min ago-
St Mary Canal at Martins BridgeMTBM8Glacier80.02 ft19 min ago-
St. Mary River 13 NE Babb International BoundarySMBM8Glacier3.75 ft2 hours ago-
St. Mary River 2 SE BabbSMYM8Glacier2.14 ft2 hours ago-
St. Mary River 7 NE Babb St Mary Canal at St Mary CrossingSCCM8Glacier22.38 ft34 min ago-
St. Regis River 1 W at St. RegisSTRM8Mineral1.71 ft49 min ago-
Stillwater River 1 NE AbsarokeeSRAM8Stillwater1.61 ft34 min ago-
Stillwater River at at Lawrence Park at KalispellSRLM8Flathead2.79 ft64 min ago-
Sun River 1 N SimmsSSRM8Teton2.86 ft79 min ago-
Sun River 18 WNW Augusta below Diversion DamADDM8Teton4.09 ft64 min ago-
Sun River 24 WNW Augusta 24WNWSSNM8Teton1.18 ft34 min ago-
Sun River 25 NW Augusta 25NWNFSM8Teton3.44 ft79 min ago-
Sun River 3 SE VaughnVAUM8Cascade2.51 ft49 min ago-
Sun River 7 W Augusta below Willow CkSRVM8Teton2.21 ft34 min ago-
Sun River DitchSRDM8Cascade2.02 ft20 min ago-
Sundance - Cut BankBNKM8Glacier3.92 ft34 min ago-
Swan River 5 SE near BigforkSWRM8Lake2.24 ft49 min ago-
Swiftcurrent Creek 11 SW Babb Many GlacierMGGM8Glacier1.59 ft19 min ago-
Tenmile Creek 3 N RiminiRIMM8Lewis & Clark1.42 ft64 min ago-
Tenmile Creek 3 W HelenaTMHM8Lewis & Clark2.39 ft34 min ago-
Teton River 10 NE DuttonDTTM8Teton2.04 ft64 min ago-
Teton River 20 NW ChoteauTSFM8Teton4.34 ft64 min ago-
Teton River at LomaLTRM8Chouteau2.22 ft19 min ago-
Thompson River 5 E near Thompson FallsTHRM8Sanders2.74 ft2 hours ago-
Tongue River 2 S Miles CityMICM8Custer1.69 ft49 min ago-
Tongue River 2 SE (State Line)DSLM8Big Horn2.53 ft2 hours ago-
Tongue River 21 N (Ashland/Brandenberg Bridge)ASLM8Rosebud2.40 ft34 min ago-
Tongue River 7 NE BirneyBNYM8Rosebud0.87 ft19 min ago-
Tongue River 8 NE DeckerDKRM8Big Horn10.41 ft19 min ago-
Twin Bridges 5N - Jefferson RiverTWJM8Madison3.70 ft2 hours ago-
Two Medicine River 10 S BrowningTMRM8Glacier---
W.F.Bitterroot River 17 SW Bitterroot near ConnerWFBM8Ravalli1.25 ft34 min ago-
Warm Springs Creek 1 NE near AnacondaANDM8Deer Lodge0.02 ft19 min ago-
Warm Springs Creek atWSPM8Deer Lodge3.18 ft64 min ago-
Webster 12NE - Little Beaver CreekLBKM8Fallon2.25 ft64 min ago-
West Glacier - MF Flathead RiverMFWM8Flathead4.99 ft49 min ago-
West Rosebud Creek 14 SW RoscoeWRDM8Stillwater0.93 ft64 min ago-
West Rosebud Creek at RoscoeWREM8Stillwater1.69 ft14 min ago-
Whitehorse Canal near SilesiaWHCM8Carbon1.65 ft34 min ago-
Willow Creek 3 NE HarrisonWCHM8Madison1.38 ft34 min ago-
Willow Creek 8 W BoydBOYM8Carbon2.74 ft19 min ago-
Willow Creek at OppurtunityWCOM8Deer Lodge3.94 ft49 min ago-
Willow Creek Feeder CanalWCFM8Lewis & Clark0.93 ft19 min ago-
Willow Creek near AnacondaWCAM8Deer Lodge1.41 ft49 min ago-
Wise River 0 at Wise River at Wise RiverWZRM8Granite0.82 ft34 min ago-

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.