Rivers in Montana

Musselshell River near Roundup

Musselshell County, MontanaNWS RUPM8USGS 06126500Billings office

Below flood stage
2.47ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:00 AM MDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
14.78 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood10.50 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 26, 2026.

Crest history

70 crests on NOAA’s list since 1946.

#DateStage
1May 26, 201114.78 ft
2March 10, 201413.24 ft
3June 22, 197512.89 ft
4February 13, 197112.78 ft
5March 23, 197812.50 ft
6June 18, 196712.45 ft
7June 1, 201811.58 ft
8June 14, 199711.31 ft
9June 18, 194811.00 ft
10June 9, 202310.23 ft
11May 18, 19819.52 ft
12March 20, 19699.35 ft
13June 23, 19799.13 ft
14February 11, 20178.22 ft
15May 29, 20198.18 ft
16August 30, 19517.20 ft
17June 17, 19827.05 ft
18June 10, 19726.95 ft
19May 7, 19766.64 ft
20June 6, 20156.57 ft
21May 25, 19706.34 ft
22June 8, 19916.25 ft
23June 19, 19506.23 ft
24February 27, 19866.21 ft
25May 23, 20205.94 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 25, 2024: 4.33 ft
  • June 9, 2023: 10.23 ft
  • June 4, 2022: 2.94 ft
  • June 10, 2021: 2.94 ft
  • May 23, 2020: 5.94 ft
  • May 29, 2019: 8.18 ft
  • June 1, 2018: 11.58 ft
  • February 11, 2017: 8.22 ft
  • July 10, 2016: 2.12 ft
  • June 6, 2015: 6.57 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 72 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.