Rivers in Montana

Madison River near Cameron

Madison County, MontanaNWS CMNM8USGS 06040000Great Falls office

No flood stages set
2.17ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 8:15 PM MDT

Record crest
8.83 ft1962

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Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 1952.

#DateStage
1January 10, 19628.83 ft
2February 20, 19578.69 ft
3February 27, 19558.37 ft
4February 23, 19568.11 ft
5June 11, 19705.31 ft
6June 24, 20114.82 ft
7June 7, 19524.61 ft
8May 28, 19694.38 ft
9June 13, 19534.18 ft
10June 13, 19684.13 ft
11October 24, 19594.09 ft
12June 5, 20124.05 ft
13June 15, 19633.87 ft
14June 28, 19543.80 ft
15May 24, 19583.42 ft
16May 30, 19612.75 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 5, 2012: 4.05 ft
  • June 24, 2011: 4.82 ft
  • June 11, 1970: 5.31 ft
  • May 28, 1969: 4.38 ft
  • June 13, 1968: 4.13 ft
  • June 15, 1963: 3.87 ft
  • January 10, 1962: 8.83 ft
  • May 30, 1961: 2.75 ft
  • October 24, 1959: 4.09 ft
  • May 24, 1958: 3.42 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage data may not be available during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.